Blog Response #25

You as Curator
Look through the list of recent entrants to this call for photography.
http://pdncuratorawards.com/entries.shtml
Pretend you are curating a show and choose 7 photographers to include in your show. Describe why you would pick those particular artists and what about their work stands out to you.

1. Angel Cumerbirch- I love the color filter she used on all her pictures... It gives them this really orange and unusual feeling. Most of the photographs are slightly off in terms of composition, which makes them interesting. Lastly, I like the blurring effect she uses to almost distort each image.

2. Mark Brown- He has a variety of different styles ranging from portraits to landscapes. I think the variety would bring a lot to the show. All of his pictures of black and white. In the pictures of the people, he seems to frame them up to capture personalities or awkwardness... Really interesting and fun.

3. Paul Nathan- He has a series of photographs in which people are either naked or half naked.. They are all covered in tattoos. I think the great element that he would bring to the show would be the awesome expressions hes been able to capture with each picture - they are all smiling and seem so happy!

4. Matt Cowen- He has a series of pictures that are pretty distorted. They all seem to portray fireworks with limited colors coming through. I think this would be a good addition to the show because it is showing something beautiful and nonhuman. The contrasts are also something that isn't captured in any of the other pictures.

5. Cynthia Perez- She has a series of a little girl playing in different places. All of the pictures are in black and white. The contrast in these photos is really unique. The white dress draws out the person in each of the photos. I think this would be a good addition to the show because of the very normal composition, but unique way of framing up the girl... I think its different and could be interpreted in many different ways.

6. Cybelle Codish- These photos are sooo vivid and well composed. I like the style and colors that come through in these pictures. There is a tinge of elegant that seems to be conveyed in a way that none of the others do. It seems like this photographer is using a wide angle lens or something to capture some distortion.

7. Kwaku Alston- This is a series of pictures of old school vans and their owners... It seems to be that the pictures are taken all over the place and shows a diversity in the type of people as well. I think this would be good in the show because it is very clearly a series of things, which share a common thread, but are still different.