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Graphic art
By U» Bkttms and
"Graphic an has opcnal an atrnuc
ofcmotknAl expression for me. The
iTCftcnt abstract art movement,
especially, has enabled me lo frreiy
express mysel f through my «t." enthusrd
Castro Valley High School
scar* Autaada Darnell. Darnell
recently particrpaicd in the 1V8S Otis
An Institute of Parsons School of
Design Summer Program in Lo*
Angeles.
"li'i a Hani pincers w pel your
name oul into the art wmld. I hope
* work as • eommcrcia. anivi in an
au.. *« agency after finishing my
studm. . ' want to go freelance
eventually, c .plained Shtnmck.
In add.tr. n to publishinc a 1986
calendar of i a own wml. he is currently
designing a line of greeting
cardf and t San Francsico State
Urmcrsiry Modern Dance Troupe
publicity poucr.
"Mink Inspires me. lo draw ."e»-
' 'It r s a hard process to get your name
out into the art world.''
Visual art has been the rrxnl Luting
and telling cultural medium of communication
apd continue* to vrrve as
a powerful k-nnuncntary on society.
"The (art b that e vuibtc and tangible
work of art isakind of pe""*" 1 ?
*-\ent...Though it b the creation of
tne past, U continues to exist in the
,/rcscnf. long surviving it* times."
commented an historian Helen Gardner
in her book Art Vuouxh the A^n.
From a very younj age. visual art
u an immediate and integral pan of
merican education. No child'*
toy pox U complete without a full
supply ol Crayofctt.
In ictundary school, art breomes
less fundcretiul in the currkulum.
hut art rouncs are accessible for incd
«iidems.
plaiitcvl Shinnick. "Certain songs
audibly ha*e the ume mood » the
mood 1 want to express vivuallv."
This icmcMcr. Advanced Placement
Art History tuts been added »s
a course offeririg at Lowell for the
lint time in tit yean..
"The student* petitioned for the
claw." said inumctor Nancy H-iyev
"as a result of their e»pciic(vei in
the alter school An Hi«ory Club."
Hayes feels that Art HiMory is a
valuable addition to the students*
ttumanitic* education.
"In studying hmtvf). >> >s important
lo consider wr: ' a society has
created. An provide* piawlcd
about the PKKT. jtnidu eiplmjjm of
pride and confidence *h>ch pcivaded
the aimotphcrc. "Wedid it!" ev
claimed one elated 5 USA member.
"Yeah, dude!" confirmed another.
Fium the Ia)cr\ of imokc anJ
oM'.pop* ihere arov; a \uice. It«»
e Prcsideni of StSA. All *vsilent.
'Good wtwlv. bn)»." he lold ihrm.
"Vcr> good »ork. Bui >ou d-rjet
thing, w" 1 We grfu return *em.
* y*x ain't got rr-uch i:ir.:, vc?
So. let's rrule n vuppy."
"But that's why we gi* pictures.
vce?" he reminded them, pulfir.g on
thick cigar. Ever)*"* wirried into
Yeah"
'Camera?"
•Yeah."
'Film? BaticricV? Flash unit*?
Motor dn.es? Filler.. 1 " he uAaJ
"G«4 a." u| mountj.7 Gjd^ct UJJ;. 1 "
Photography
cairtcn t% framed, the photographer
i\ (ice to begin lo JcMlop hiv
"photographic c>c"
"Vie people have been brainwashed
into thinking that Kodak is
the only way to go."
"It's all here." iruiMed the
photographer. wha«c patience wa*
steadily draining. Alt eye* turned tu
the photographer. His friends Uiwd
proud.
"Action!" dircctci the Picstdent.
The photographer panicked. "But
1 forgot now to load the film!'*
"Boo!" uid lome. "Ht«!" u'ti
others. They all went home. The
photographer was embarraued.
Phctugraphy has been used for a
number of yean in newvpapen..
mapa/inr*. advertising, and ny in*
dividual*, u a \ery effective me*M.
of espicssitn. An almost infinite
number of intcrr. reutions may be applied
to an image, and often ihe sueecu
of a photograph U measured by
its ability to provoke a similar cmo
lion or intcrpreutiun in many
viewers. In men * ax. a phocogrvfc
mijht be called "effenivc."
It b true that the "basics of
photography" are not ns basic as one
might wish, but this in no way should
put off prospective pSntcjrapccn.
Once the operation of a 35mm SLR
A photograph's etlcitivcnc** ts
determined oftin by its cnmp>Hiiion.
In .implc terms, this mum that the
photogniphcr duxHd troctly hnw to
aTainge the objects in hb view finder
tor the mud "effective" picture, »aj
\hzt the final decision caxtminj !hb
arrangement will determine the success
or failure of the photograph.
Obviously, the degree of this wcceu
iw failure b immeasurable, but
ihe beginning photographer *vilt
notice the quaJir of hit pictures u>
crca\inj; mm practice. Thb U the
point si *htch the photcgrapber
begins t»i develop hit own style.
Then, ol cxw chriose, he sure
to buy K.vlik film and ask for Kciak
processing, right? WRONG.
WRONG. WRONG.
Michael Scitnaaa. superviior at the
film departmem of Brooks Cameras.
cipbim. "The puWic ha been bnin-
*3ihcd into ihmluds At Kudifc h the
cniy way to ^o. Tuey\e hunt ox IV
ho rcalU« that a
very lirge factor in the quality of •
pri'4 b the quality uf the desxlopinc
and printing, otherwise known as
pmccsting. The t*uk rub to follow
is, you get what you puy for.
tnvrit jpoke with many profo-siotu]
phdojraphen in The City,
nod discovered tliat these
. . 'rcra overwhelmingly
prefer ibe proceaine Krttti of
Kodak. Qrooks Cameras, and Ft*
Phnto. They indicated, as well, that
these services are some of the more
expensive in th- city. >et well worth
the aiklng price.
Tbry alio moauiendetf r*"0 books
in paniculrr for Nrginaing
uhotCftrapben: Photographing with
Automatic Citwros. . * Koi *
- Wortd>op^nc4b«*.and5U;7I
and Ttchniques from KP Books.
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