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Cindy Sherman

Cindy Sherman is an American photographer and film director.  She is mostly known for her conceptual portraits.  Sherman has many albums, one of which contains only black and white photographs.  I believe there 69 photos in this specific group.  It was interesting how she uses herself as the main focus in all of her works.  She creates this environment and dresses herself up to portray a certain idea.  Some of my favorites are the photos where she is dressed up as a man, or a clown, it does not look at her at all.  It is great.  

Gregory Crewsdon

Gregory Crewsdonis a photographer who is best known for elaborately staged, surreal scenes of American homes and neighborhoods.  In his career he has worked on many different pieces all of which had different themes.   Most of his photographs are brightly lit and look very surreal. There is always a main focus in each of his pieces, but there is always something more detailed in the background which makes your eyes move throughout each and everyone one of his works.  His photos seem to have a certain commercial quality to them, making them all seem somewhat movie-like. 

Jeff Wall

Jeff Wall is a contemporary artist.  Apparently he has become well-known for his transparencies mounted on light boxes. He is a popular artist has as exhibits all around the world.  Since wall is a writer it helps to describe his works in an interesting manner since his works are so hard to group.  Like Teun Hocks Wall's focus in each of his pieces are usually people, or one person.  Majority of his pieces seem as though they are freezes.  Meaning movement seems to be occurring in the photograph.   

Teun Hocks

Teun Hawks is a commercial artist.  He is the main focus in the majority of his works.  His pieces are very dependent on a certain mood.  It is very interesting that he begins with black and white photos, then adds color to them to create a more interesting element.   It is also interesting how he is usually the only one in each piece, it creates a tone which is very lonely.  Almost as if it has something to do with failure.  For example, this piece is of Teun Hocks laying out in the middle of no where in a cardboard box, as if he is homeless.  It is ironic though because he does not appear to be poor, he is wearing a nice suit.  It is like he belongs in the city in the background.  The content seems to be that he would rather be homeless that have to deal with the usual that occurs everyday in the city.  Overall the main elements to his pieces are irony, scale, and a limited pallet.