Task 1c
Photographers that paint with light
Darren Pearson
Light painting artist Darren Pearson has been painting with
light since 2008. He first discovered the medium after being inspired by the
work of Gjon Mili. The image that captured his attention was his recreation of
Pablo Picasso’s, “Picasso Draws A Centaur”. The influence of that piece can be seen
throughout his work. Darren has pioneered the light painting technique of
spinning a glass prism in front of the camera, while shining a light into the
lens. To create rainbow prismatic circles. He says the hardest thing in Los
Angeles is finding cool spots to take his picture, without too many weirdoes
about.
I chose this piece of his work because I like the irony of
it. I think it had been created but taking multiple shots and then piecing them
together to create a single image. But
after looking on his website and blog it clearly states that this image is one
exposure with theses settings: F5.6, ISO 100, 165 second. He is a very talented
artist that has mastered the ability to not be ghosting in his images. I
recommend checking out his work on the website bellow:
Gjon Mili, 1930-1940s Light
painting photographer
From
the resurch I did on Darren I decided to look into the work of Gjon mili. He was born in Albania and came to live in the
united states in 1923. He was a self tought photographer and used stroboscopic
light to captue the motion of the world around him in a single exsposure. In
1940 he attached small lights to the boots of ice skaters to capture their
movements. This work would be the isspiration for some of the most famouse
light painting images ever created. In
1949 he was sents to photograth Pablo Picassoat his home in the south of
France. Inspire by his work Picasso took a penligt and began to draw in the
air. This incounter was the birth of one of Picassos most famous light drawings
know as “Picasso Draws A Centaur”.
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