The past week i have been in New York living it up! The Met Museum was my favorite visit of the trip. They had some amazing peices in the Contemporary section including Damien Hirst, Roy Lichtenstien, Andy Warhol, Joseph Cornel and many more! It was quite exciting to see works i have been veiwing in books and on the internet but in person instead and has definetly boosted my enthusiasm to go to more museums more often.
One of the main things in this museum which caught my eye was the shadows.
Shadows can make an object create a whole new image. Here we have a chair with the light source above shining through the seat. The strong shadow helps you realise the delicateness of its frame by outlining the thin structure of the materials.
Here the sculpture is quite innocent and has a lot of different depths to it. When its shadow takes its form it seems to take on a viloent, threatening shape, almost like a character waiting to strike someone down.
To the left is a Roy Lichtenstien sculpture and its shadow changes how you veiw it for it is being elongated and the smooth flow of the lines extended. The shadow is the opposite to its owner with its range of greys compared to the brightly colourered sculpture.
To the right is the shadows on a staircase in The Met. The criss-cross of lines of shadow in one direction and the lines of the stairs in another creates a interesting way of building up layers. The shadows over the stairs are being manipulated in a natural way which makes me wonder of other ways this could be achieved.
Here is a picture which i took which is playing around with shadow, making the light the most predominant feature and drowning out the face of the person almost making the person the shadow.
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