13. Lee Friedlander
top left: Las Vegas, 2002
Gelatin-silver print, 16" x 20“
top right: New York City, 2007
Gelatin-silver print, 16" x 20"
lower left: Nebraska, 1999
Gelatin-silver print, 16" x 20"
lower right: Pennsylvania, 2007
Gelatin-silver print, 16" x 20"
14. Abstraction, Twin Lakes, Connecticut, 1916
Paul Strand (American, 1890–1976)
Silver-platinum print; 12 15/16 x 9 5/8 in. (32.8 x 24.4 cm)
15. Wire Wheel, 1917
Paul Strand (American, 1890–1976)
Silver-platinum print; 13 x 10 1/4 in. (33.1 x 26.1 cm)
32. Kara Walker: A Warm Summer Evening in 1863 (2008), courtesy of James
Cohan Gallery, Banners of Persuasion and Sikkema Jenkins & Co.
Editor's Notes
Value: Light and Dark…relative to a given context
Achromatic Gray…made with black and white
Value Contrast: Refers to the relationship between areas of dark and light. -Low-Value Contrast: The contrast between two adjoining areas is slight -Scientists have found that the human eye can perceive up to 40 variations in value
Value Pattern: The arrangement and the amount of variation in light and dark, independent of the colors used.When value contrast is minimized and all the values are within a limited range with only small variation… HIGH KEY=Composition dominated by lights LOW KEY=Composition dominated by darksHere LOW KEY…dominated by darks, dramatic, theatrical. Works with subject matter…typical of Baroque artists
HIGH KEY COMPOSITION…few contrasting dark areas
LOW KEY COMPOSITION…meditative, very calm
Value Used to suggest volume or spaceChiaroscuro: During the Renaissance, this term was coined to describe the artistic device of using light and dark to imply depth and volume in a painting or drawing. -Combination of the two Italian words “chiaro”, meaning light, and “scuro”, the word for dark. -Characterized by strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition
Film Noir…uses subtle light to create dramatic emphasis
