For this phase of pictures, I continued my focus on infrastructure but this time I took close ups. Each image is a part of a bigger setting. Some are taken in the same place, but you can’t tell by the picture since you can’t see the whole area. I wanted to do close ups because I like how they look and you can see more detail in the images.
For this phase of pictures I focused on more accidental street art. I was taking care to look out for things that worked with Gestalt. I feel that the image that looks like a face is the best representation of what I wanted for these photos. I wanted pictures of things thatwere man made, and had a specific reason or function.
I wanted to stray away from street art because I want to focus on different kinds of art. Art is everywhere and can be seen in everything, so I wanted to change the focus and then change it again for the third round of pictures to maybe focus on people or the buildings.
My pictures are centered around street art. Since moving to Austin I have discovered that art is everywhere, and you can find many different kinds of art walking on South Congress. I edited most of the pictures I took, and all of my favorite are ones that I did edit at least slightly. The level of editing varies a lot. Some pictures had colors be completely changed, others had colors brightened, and a couple weren’t edited at all.
I have always loved taking pictures of art, specifically street art. To me, street art is the most interesting kind of art. An artist is free to create whatever they want without any limitations. Street art can even provide a commentary on what is happening in the world. Many artists create their pieces to reflect their point of view in politics, movements, and more.