Hombres Pintados No.1 by Monica Castillo

I chose this picture because I found it very weird that the artist chose to just take a picture of a closed eye, and not even show the rest of the person's face. She was very interested in "exploring the self-portrait in various media." She claims that "working with live bodies is part of [her] intent to reflect on [her] personal relationship with painting." By taking a picture of the closed eye, she is revealing "everything and nothing of the subject at the same time." I think what this means is that the close up allows you to see the all of the details on her face around her eye, however, at the same time her eye is closed, so you really aren't seeing that much of her. I found this very interesting and different.

Shany by Rineke Dijkstra

This photo was taken by Rineke Dijkstra. This picture caught my attention because it had an interesting background to it. This girl named Shany had just been enlisted into the military service and had been there for 18 months. The picture taken right before this one had a very different look to her expression and appearance. She was a young tomboy with a big smile on her face. This picture portrays a different side to Shany. This shows a girl that has matured and transformed herself over the military induction process, wearing a form fitted black t- shirt and almost giving the appearance of a mug shot. This shows Shanys transofrmation from "innocence to experience". So, moreover, this picture portrays the changes young people go through as they transform from young civilian teens into young adult military fighters.

Oil, colouring pencil, household gloss and collage with timber structure, mixed media and lightbox structure
The artist began this portrait of J. K. Rowling in early 2004, when he paid several visits to the writer's Scottish home. Pearson Wright observed his subject, made sketches, sometimes while the author was at work, and took photographs for reference. Rowling is seated at a table, suggestive of the setting where the author famously wrote her first novel and where she occasionally still writes. The narrative brings attention to Rowling's public and private self both as a writer, who has made an enormous impact on children's imaginations the world over, and as a mother - the eggs represent her own three children.

rupert murdoch

This is called "Rupert Murdoch" by Jonathan Yeo. The main reason I chose this painting is because I have heard of Rupert Murdoch before but I don't know why I have heard of him. I wasn't sure why he was famous so I looked him up and learned who he was. But also this painting is pretty cool, it's really detailed by a little cartoonish and I thought that seemed really cool.

Alexander and Eun Ju

I chose this painting because it is very contrasting. The side that the man is standing on has more light than that of the woman's. Both sides are quite different. The woman's side illustrates a more spiritual, religious typed lifestyle where as the man's side has a tie and books which shows a lifestyle that involves work. The man has no shirt on where as the woman is fully clothed. The man has a tattoo which looks to be the language of the woman and the woman is wearing a tie which is ultimately apart of a man's wardrobe. How they share eachother's style represents that they are connected in some way despite of the extreme differences in their culture and lifestlye. The holding of hands further proves the point that they "meet in the middle" among their different lifestyles. If you look closely you can see that the book's on the man's side are of korean decent. The small statures in the background and shoes also look of korean decent. This raises questions as to if the woman is the dominant person in the relationship since there is more of her culture than his assuming that he is not korean. I also found it interesting that you can't see the womans feet but you can see the man's. They are also looking in opposite directions which may be symbolic of them seeing the world differently.

Rupert Murdoch

Jonathan Yeo's "Rupert Murdoch" is Oil on canvas. I chose this paiting because I thought there was a nice contrast in the viewer's expression and his eyes. Yeo created such a depth with this portrait using the eyes of the subject. The eyes are so meaningful but the expression is just a half-smirk. It is a beautiful interpretation of how meaningful the eyes of the subject can be when trying to portray someone. The photo is also very realistic.

This is the image The Prince of Wales with Sons Prince William and Prince Harry. It was a photograph taken by Mario Testino and 2004. He is known for making the famous look more glamorous and more stunning. I like this picture because it makes the royals look like normal everyday people. They show an interaction between all of them of just happiness and everyday life. It really makes me think that they can just be normal and live like everyone else. I also like the fact that the picture is in the moment and they are not places in one position. It makes it look like they are more average because of that. The fact that you cant see Harry's face and William is cheesing very hard makes me smile because it looks like that are having fun with their father.