Abstract Objects

Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way. -Edward de Bono

Shoe-lace holes

Cup of tea

This assignment helped me to see more carefully everyday objects, especially to think more about lines, shadows, texture and everything that could make a real object into an abstract one. Details are really important and this exercise helped me to look at them more closely. The photos I've selected make me feel relaxed, I love black and white pictures and I think they are so stylish and fascinating.These photos remind me of my first photo class experience. 

- Manuel Musoni

Lots of chairs put together

Eye Shadows

Heating Bottom

This project helped me to know how different it could be if we change the way that we used to see. Interestingly, when the colours were taken away, the lines, shapes and patterns were clearer. We could focus on the structure and the construct more. Moreover, in a close-up, things become unrecognizable and  deformed. It's tricky because we were used to recognizing object by shapes, which we might have seen as a kind of clue, but now we are cheated by it. However, it's still charming, especially through a camera lens, and as dramatic as the black and white movie in my mind.

The first picture makes me feel sad. It's sorrowful for me when something or someone is waiting somewhere but no one noticed them. They piled up and faced the sunshine, like many abandoned pets gathered or the elderly sitting in front of homes. They are waiting for someone special who will never come back.

The second picture looks like a nebula. It's a small and magical universe around me. When you see it, you would find some secret inside which might make you become beautiful.

The third picture is similar to a timer or clock. Most people might be confused when they see a circle with some numbers. For me, it's more like a sundial, and that's why I always make the picture associate with ancient cultures such as Maya and Egypt whenever I have seen. Therefore, I reckon that it's an eternal exist in the world as the time.

-  Selena Chen

Dish scrubber

Toilet Tissue Roll

After capturing this photo, I know that all kinds of objects which exist all over the world hide different kinds of beauty, although we can’t recognize them. It makes me feel miraculous. 

Before taking this photo, I knew a dish scrubber is a dirty object. However, I realized that this object has beauty on the other side. Next picture is toilet tissue.  But  no one can think it is just toilet tissue.  It looks like a tunnel or tube.  I think it is really abstract.

- Bob (Woo Seok Kim)

The assignment helped me to see everyday objects differently. For example there is a table; a table is normal, but when you see it from a different angle you can see another object. It is interesting when you change the angle and perspective. It is possible and easy for everyone. So you should try it!!!

My selected photo is a part of a cooking stove. This photo has a beautiful curve and pattern. I like this curve. It makes me relax and calm down. 

- Ayumi

The shadow of a tree on the wall

Top of the bottle

You just need to change your angle a little bit and you can make a normal thing you see everyday become art. That is the magic of photography. My pictures remind me of images in fairy tales. They’re mysterious, dramatic and fantastical. Theres a feeling like something will happen next, but you don't know what it is. 

- Kitty Wu