Claire

= = =**Claire Goldschmidt ** = =**AP Studio Art 200**9 = = =  =Personal Statement: =  My concentration surrounds the idea of minimalism. Originally, I was going to focus on drawings and paintings of patterns in nature with contrasting colors, but then I realized that I could use digital photography for my AP art pieces. I have always felt strongly about photography, growing up around my father who is passionate about it as well. One thing I have always recognized about this hobby is that I love taking close up photographs of objects. I feel that the art of minimalism shows objects in a new light that is very interesting. For example, someone can take a picture of a bumblebee flying next to a flower, and it would look average. However, through minimalism, the close up of the bee can reveal every detail of it; an image of the wings flapping, a close up of the yellow and black fur, etc. Once I thought of this idea, I decided to focus more specifically on man-made objects, generally metallic things or stone structures. I believe that I captured an interesting view of the objects that I focused on, and I was also careful to think about the angle to which I shot the image. With a good enough camera angle, an average object can become something abstract or even unrecognizable. I wanted to show emphasis on the detail and especially the texture of these man-made objects in order to show how something as simple as a lamp, a doorknob, or a street sign, can be displayed as something unique and interesting. =Concentration (Abstract Minimalism) = **Welcome** Digital Photograph 8x11 ||= **Des Poissons** Digital Photograph 8x11 ||= **Grate** Digital Photograph 8x11 ||= **India** Digital Photograph 8x11 || **Israel Light** Digital Photograph 8x11 ||= **Keep Out** Digital Photograph 8x11 ||= **Listen** Digital Photograph 8x11 ||= **Metal Design** Digital Photograph 8x11 || **Luxor History** Digital Photograph 11x8 ||= **Mailbox** Digital Photograph 11x8 ||= **Signs** Digital Photograph 11x8 ||= **Pipe to Nowhere** Digital Photograph 17x11 ||
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=Breadth = **Bamboo Forest** Oil Pastel on Paper 18x24 ||= **Picasso Pearl** Oil Pastel on Paper 18x24 ||= **Mother Goose** Acrylic Paint on Canvas 14x20 ||= **Pedal Garden** Acrylic Paint on Canvas 12x18 || **Illusions** Acrylic Paint on Canvas 18x24 ||= **Tree of Life** Mixed Media on Paper 18x24 ||= **Design** Mixed Media on Paper 24x30 ||= **Sleeping with the Pharaohs** Colored Pencil on Paper 14x20 || **Bells** Pencil on Paper 12x18 ||= **Laundry Ghosts** Digital Photograph 11x8 ||= **Autumn** Digital Photograph 11x8 ||= **Prayer Flags** Digital Photograph 11x8 ||
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