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Jungle


I was asked to decide the topic for The Sunday Challenge. I chose one of my personal favourite "style", maximalism.
For me maximalism is actually indeed a very personal reaction on minimalistic pictures taken by my Czech photography friend. This happened in March 2013, at My Opera virtual community, which unfortunately became closed in 2014. I saw my friend posting some wonderful minimalistic pictures, and I suddenly started to wonder if there is such an art movement and style as maximalism. I of course searched for it, and found some documents on this, but I also immediately tried to put my own ideas on this into action.
One of my very first pictures on what I understand as maximalism is this:

I had thought about this style for a day or so, and in this very picture I tried to implement several goals. First is to make none of the subjects in the picture more important than the other, to force the gaze to wonder all over the image. Second goal is to make the viewer realize the borders of image by cutting the subjects close to image borders. And as third goal, which I sort of discovered right on the spot, is to add some story and mystery in the image (wheelchair, items on the table).
Later on, I have sort of tried to "elaborate" the style, by intentionally trying to implement also what others have said about maximalism.
On this Sunday's challenge picture I decided to implement several of my favourite styles and ideas. Urban landscape is a jungle for me, and without going into small details, the whole man made world is very opposite for minimalism! Human made landscape is full of all sorts of mess. Traffic signs, construction sites, ugly cars, and somewhat every building looks different, and yet the same. So, we surround ourselves with myriad of items that look the same and yet also different at the same time.
I chose to combine two shots with "difference layer mode" on GIMP, to give this an unnatural ghostly look. I increased the saturation to make this look colourful as a jungle. Then I used perspective correction tool to "incorrect the perspective", to make it really look like seen from above. And finally I made the image round to take away corners where the gaze could "escape".
To summarize what maximalism means to me, is that it is a satire of and praise for the diversity of artefacts (man made structures). Where minimalism is sort of an escapism from the reality, then maximalism is a way to acknowledge the reality and make people to really see it.
Soundtrack by Data Rebel (Danny Howe): soundcloud.com/datarebel/sets/data-rebel-formant-ep
For me maximalism is actually indeed a very personal reaction on minimalistic pictures taken by my Czech photography friend. This happened in March 2013, at My Opera virtual community, which unfortunately became closed in 2014. I saw my friend posting some wonderful minimalistic pictures, and I suddenly started to wonder if there is such an art movement and style as maximalism. I of course searched for it, and found some documents on this, but I also immediately tried to put my own ideas on this into action.
One of my very first pictures on what I understand as maximalism is this:

I had thought about this style for a day or so, and in this very picture I tried to implement several goals. First is to make none of the subjects in the picture more important than the other, to force the gaze to wonder all over the image. Second goal is to make the viewer realize the borders of image by cutting the subjects close to image borders. And as third goal, which I sort of discovered right on the spot, is to add some story and mystery in the image (wheelchair, items on the table).
Later on, I have sort of tried to "elaborate" the style, by intentionally trying to implement also what others have said about maximalism.
On this Sunday's challenge picture I decided to implement several of my favourite styles and ideas. Urban landscape is a jungle for me, and without going into small details, the whole man made world is very opposite for minimalism! Human made landscape is full of all sorts of mess. Traffic signs, construction sites, ugly cars, and somewhat every building looks different, and yet the same. So, we surround ourselves with myriad of items that look the same and yet also different at the same time.
I chose to combine two shots with "difference layer mode" on GIMP, to give this an unnatural ghostly look. I increased the saturation to make this look colourful as a jungle. Then I used perspective correction tool to "incorrect the perspective", to make it really look like seen from above. And finally I made the image round to take away corners where the gaze could "escape".
To summarize what maximalism means to me, is that it is a satire of and praise for the diversity of artefacts (man made structures). Where minimalism is sort of an escapism from the reality, then maximalism is a way to acknowledge the reality and make people to really see it.
Soundtrack by Data Rebel (Danny Howe): soundcloud.com/datarebel/sets/data-rebel-formant-ep
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Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Chrissy clubSami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to MajkaSami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to PhLB - Luc Boonen clubI actually mentioned those two great masters of art as a "last minute inspiration" on TSC discussions ;-) For me they were early maximalists, way before the "modern time art movements".
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Diederik Santema clubThis is a real WOW!
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to JanSami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to TaorminaDes points de vue très intéressant
La jungle, le must du maximalisme citadin!
Bon dimanche Sami
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Thérèse clubI wish you a wonderful Sunday too!
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Ulrich John clubSami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Dida From Augsburg clubSami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to AmazingstokerLuckily we have art! ;-) Thank you very much Amaz =)
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Gudrun clubSami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Wierd Folkersma clubSami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Clickity ClickSami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Shuttering YukonYes, although the new tower building close to my home looks as hideous as somewhat all houses in my neighborhood, it provides a nice top floor pub where one take great images.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to H CSami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Sylvain WiartNot sure what link you meant, but if it is the one for Instagram, then yes, I do recommend to have a look at it! My "old" friend takes awesome pictures! =)
*Perhaps the most facile and decorative, but also somewhat creepy.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Diane Putnam clubYes, somewhat all "isms" are what critics and art historians have come up with. Something like "film noir" is a good example on this. I personally think it is one of the artists job to break out from these artificial boundaries. So, it can be useful to start with some idea like "minimalism", but the outcome should not be dictated by it.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… cluband the round format :-)
well made !
here in ✴ Digital Dreams ✴
Reminds me somewhat of the 'Urban Sceneries' that .t.a.o.n. produces and that is meant very much as a compliment! :)
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