Energy Process (William Eggleston)
The exhibition I went to see on Monday 23rd
September was situated in the Tate Modern as part of the ‘Energy Process’. The artist’s
work I chose to view was William Eggleston. He used an expensive process called
‘dye transfer’. This process allowed him to create images with very vibrant
colours which were then used in many adverts. The series of work document the
run up to the 1976 presidential election following Jimmy Carter’s campaign
through Plains Country, Summer County and Georgia.
The theme of the
series of photos gave off the impression of industrialisation. He managed to
capture colour in an extremely contrasting way. This was done by having
opposing materials. For example he would often combine natural sources of
colour, such as the sky or orange tinted sand, with animated colours from
man-made materials, such as a car or metal corrugated shack.
The image on the left is a fantastic representation of how
Eggleston uses colour, along with tone and contrast to create a vastly
complementary image. The way in which the angle of the photo has captured contours
gives the image a very linear feel to it. Again there is more contrast present
in the angle of planes. A particular focal point is drawn to your attention
where the telephone wire runs at a neither horizontal nor vertical angle.
Another focal point is created where the shadow of the tree gives an extremely
dark area in the photo. This is a focal point as the rest of the photo is extremely brightly coloured.
Authors own, (William Eggleston) 23/09/2013
‘Each colour is printed in its richest form’ (Tate Modern).
I think this quote really sums up the work of Eggleston as each of his images
in so captivating due to the bold colours.
Bibliography
Exhibition Visit
Tate Modern, 23/09/2013
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