Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Jennifer Frank | A F V

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
































17 comments:

Matt said...

Very interesting and seemingly well executed concept. I think that the lighting and use of blur work exceptionally well. Also, all the white space around the form really draws attention to the form itself.

amy. said...

I like these.

I like them because they're done in such a way where it isn't "Sessame Street" in quality.

Anonymous said...

I love the lighting and the concept. I like how you made it not cheesy even though the concept had the opportunity to be very much so.

Matt said...

Again, I like these very much. Very well done. However, could you share how you went about creating the glow effect on the images. Were these taken in front of a window or in the studio?

Josh said...

Nice concept. I like the srong lighting. It creates some real nice shadows and contrast.

Adream said...

very nice...i wa worried with the a that it would become boring too quickly...but so far i am quite happy.

you might consider some closer shots as you build the alphabet...but right now...
i am very happy.

Kyle Jutte said...

Interesting approach. I like the good clear letters as well as the unique lighting.

Erik said...

Beautiful.




Only suggestion. For continuity purposes, you may want to consider reshooting the A with out the sleeves, or just cropping it. Either way they're very pleasing.

Allan said...

This is a very cool way to form letters with the body that doesn't reek of children's programming. I especially love the stark black and white on the "glowing" background.

Braden Lawrence said...

Why is everyone so concerned about it looking childish? Did they do something like this on Sesame Street? Either way, I love how these are turning out. Don't change a thing.

Addo said...

WOW... love it, i found it very intersting, the body is beautiful in it' own, i think you captured it, with an almost performance type feel, it reminds me of the arts, or x-rays, even the stiff had gestures of the F seem expressive

Galopaghost said...

I totally agree with Erik about losing the sleeves on A. Other than that I think these are really good, very creepy.

evan said...

I really like the strong backlighting and how it makes the hands seem to glow a bit. All the letters are very clear, and I like the styling.

dubanae said...

this is an interesting type of sign language.. i really like the creative approach you took. the images look like ghost like x-rays. they also have a nice organic feel, as the letters are not rigid. I'm excited to see what the other ones will look like. very nice.

Jen said...

matt, to answer your question i shot them in front of a window.

Anonymous said...

These are really cool, I like the high contrast.

Andy Woods said...

i think you should get rid of the sleeves as well. i like the concept tho, really cool. it might be hard to do some letters tho, im interested to see how ya do it!