Today I had the opportunity to visit the BYU Museum of Art. I decided to go check out Walter Wick's exhibition. I did not completely know what to expect, but his work completely exceeded my expectations. I know that I am not supposed to expect something when it comes to art, but generally I liked to be impressed. I headed downstairs onto the bottom floor of the museum, and I headed into Wick's exhibition. Ignoring the hundreds of children screaming and running around with their parents I enjoyed Wick's art. He is a very talented photographer with an intense imagination. He used toys of all sorts to create illusions. He used mirrors to emphasize these illusions and they did trick the eye. He had a few sets on display that he used for his photographs. His photographs seemed real.
By looking at some of his photos from the 1970's I could tell that he had a knack for creating illusions with his camera. He knew the right angle, lighting and everything. I could not believe all of the work he put in for a photograph. His pictures came to life as if nothing was out of the ordinary.
His medium is photography, and he knew the right angles for light and image capture. I recommend everyone to take a few moments to investigate his artwork. It is very amazing.
I enjoyed Walter Wicks stuff as well. I think it is amazing how he builds all the backgrounds and props for all of his photos. It is amazing how he gets just the perfect angle to make the picture the way it is. Any other angle just wouldn't have the same effect.
ReplyDeleteI like the picture of Walter Wick's art work you posted. The colors are vibrant and the use of the mirror-like walkways were great. I'm excited to still see his work up close.
ReplyDeleteWick's work blows my mind. I wonder how he can come up with some of his ideas. Especially the optical illusion photo with the columns. I seriously stay awake at night trying to figure out how he created that without photo editing.
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