Jeremiah Crawford
12/13/2016
Professor Hoeksema
The painting
"travelers" was first featured during art prize in Grand Rapids, MI.
Judith A. Johnson is the artist and she wanted to portray two travelers on their
way to an epic journey. One thing that stuck out to me was the normality of the
picture. Both figures are sitting casually in the image with a cup of coffee
and donuts. It almost doesn't feel like they're on a journey at all by the setting
of the picture, but the backpack on the table and the picture on the wall tell
the real story. This picture leaves me with the feeling of when you are on your
journey, it becomes a normal part of everyday life.
I took this picture to try to formulate the same feeling
that the painting above portrays. I used the railroad tracks to establish
leading lines in the image bringing the eye to the traveler on the figure and
the direction he is traveling. The camera's focus is actually on the railroad
so it establishes the meaning of the picture to be about the journey and not
the traveler. The casual way he is carrying his bags also is supposed to bring
about the feeling of familiarity. This is a part of his everyday life. We are
all part of this journey.
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