Ben Nunery recreates wedding photos with his daughter two years after the death of his wife.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/two-years-after-losing-his-wife-to-cancer-a-man-recreated-hi

This set of photos reminded me a lot of one of the museum presentations we had in class where the exhibits showed how photography allowed people to visually compare the past and the present. All the memories and events on the past are captured in the old photos, while the newly created ones are right beside it.

I’m sure most of us have seen a piece of art and thought “…This…is…art?” There seems to be a fine line between a deep, symbolic and emotional piece and, well, a blank white canvas. It’s hard for people like me who are unfamiliar with art, to see the “essence” of a piece; which is why I really enjoy Sam Noble and Sue Webster’s work.

http://www.thisismarvelous.com/i/4-Amazing-Shadow-Sculptures-by-Tim-Noble-and-Sue-Webster

The two artists take trash (literally: dead birds, cigarettes, metal, wood) and arrange it in a way where if a light is projected onto it, the shadow on the back wall will be a silhouette of people. I love their work because when I first looked at the pictures, I only saw the “trash” side. I thought it would be one of those extremely abstract pieces that only very intelligent people would appreciate. Then I saw the shadow and was shocked. The amount of skill and technique needed to precisely arrange the objects in order to form such accurate silhouettes is amazing. The work was both visually appealing enough to grab my attention, and abstract enough to leave an impression on me.