"Topical Songs" is Reuben Cox's attempt to take photographic techniques and combine them with more organic forms. For example, this hornet's nest is covered in cyanotype to attain the right color, and explore with texture.
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Domestecia 2
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While all of the pieces generally dealt with themes involving nature, there was a lot of experimentation involving medium and color. For example, the following photo is an archival inkjet print composed of negative images in which the color has been altered.
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| Girl Problems |
Cox also experimented with collaging, painting, and shadow boxes. Here, he uses gouache on top of an inkjet print.
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| Rain on the Sun Roof (Santa Barbara Craft Fair) |
While I think the show definitely had a great underlying theme of studying artificial versus organic, the variation in medium, color, and subject was distracting. That is why I decided to focus in on one aspect of his show. I took his experimentation with color and interest in using process that incorporates photography without actually being a photograph, and I made CMYK silk screen prints. My prints also focus on organic versus artificial, but I chose to focus in on very specific small details within an urban setting. It shows the way that nature can conquer any setting. CMYK printing done by hand allows for controlled, yet experimental color. The attention to small details allows my viewers to notice the colors more as well as construct their own narrative or theme based on the combination of images. The whole show was a bit of a sensory overload, but it had some great moments. I wanted to conduct my own study based on the good parts of it.
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| The Definition of Force |
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| The Guy |
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