Blog Entry # 1_Patrick Demarchelier

Blog Entry # 1
Artist: Patrick Demarchelier
Title: Julio Bocca
(I can not find a size of the image from multiple sites I have checked...)
http://www.demarchelier.net/studio/dance11_00hb/f_dancemain.html

Analysis
Subject: Grounded fist and foot

Form:
Black and White
Close up(macro maybe?)
Intense contrast of dark and light,
Asymmetrical
Balance b/w positive and negative space.

Interpretation
The image creates a feeling more than a meaning. The strength of the body and the composure of the body. It is also a play on they eyes, seeing the fist and the foot next to each other knowing that this normally is not seen in this way. I feel as though the photographer is trying to create a play on words in a way. Which is stronger, the hands or feet? Which create that more emotion. Both are used for such different things, yet are both so powerful. Or this photo could just be a straight forward interpretation of movement. Seeing the other photo's that Demarchelier has in his website, the section I looked at the msot was all about dance and movement. This photo was one of the few that was close up and personal, not seeing the face of the daner. Which is another reason why I think it is about more than just movement, but power and control.

I think Demarchelier's use of black and white and using this kind of lighting which creates such intense contrast of light and dark creates a strong emotion and a feeling of power. The way the hands and feet are positioned in the frame; they are so close up and detailed that you can see the veins and the strain on the body parts, which adds to the drama. It is a beautiful, simple composition that seems straight forward but is an image I can look at for hours and still be intrigued...probably more than that :)