Cultural Event 1: HYLAEA

HYLAEA is a video, print and rare book installation show that is held in the Penrose library at the University of Denver.  The show offers several types of art installations that everybody can enjoy while visiting the Penrose Library.  The HYLAEA show is made by Timothy Weaver and exists until February 14, 2011. 

The exhibition has four Media clusters.  The first media cluster exists in the lower level of the library.  It is a projected video for a book that consists of images of birds from the original edition of John James Aububon's Birds of America (1840-1844). The visitor of the exhibition can explore the different types of birds in America through this projected video.  The video shows a person that turns the pages of the original book every around 10 seconds which gives the opportunity for viewers to see that pages of the original book.

The second media cluster can be found in the exhibition space in the main floor of the library.  This exhibition shows some original images from John James Audubon's birds of America (1880-1844), Audubon's Quadrupeds of North America (1849-1854) and Carl Lumholtz's, Unknown Mexico (1902).

  The third media Cluster exists in the upper level of the library, and it is also a projected video but with audio.  This project is run by software and displays several images along with audio associated with it. This exhibition shows us different types of images in a really creative way.  The viewer can explore many images in a really short period of time .  These images could be parts from human's body, part of a plant, and many aspects of nature.  The audio consist of soft music and bird voices which make viewers feel relaxed.

The fourth media cluster is also found in the upper level of the library.  This exhibition consists of large-scanned images of the Eskimo Curlew, and the Imperial Woodpecker..  These images are very detailed with high resolution.  These images are collections from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.

In conclusion, The HYLAEA show represents a great art show that everybody can enjoy and have a great experience. People can explore plenty types of mixed arts in a really wonderful way.  It is a mix of old and modern arts that is represented to audiences in order for them to have both education and fun in the same time.    

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Bresson's life is filled of unique experiences around the world and fortunately, he did not miss saving them in films. Most people can feel and attach to Bresson's photos science he he captures natural moments shown in daily life. After seeing his pictures, i have noticed the natural presentation of human emotions in his photos which has amazed me.  

His study and beginnings in painting had gave him the sense of art and the ability to understand colors and its temperatures and the overall artistic view of the object painted or photographed. He had shown us with his dramatical photos of WWII and the damage caused by it. I was amazed when seeing how natural and real his photos when explaining an action or the results.

Sally Mann: Purity, Simplicity and Reality.

Sally Mann is one of the courageous black and white photographers. in the beginning of her career, she took photographs of her children naked. Seeing the purity of children and not being afraid to show it was the main reason of her early recognition in the art of photography. Her ability to capture her kids in the right moments with the difficult black and white films has amazed all professionals.

I believe that living in a farm with her husband Larry gave her the relaxed atmosphere any photographer needs to focus. And when growing up in age she had realized that death, on of the most ignored and feared subject, is too important to neglect. Thus, she, as with the naked kids project, had amazed the world with her photos of deceased people laying in the ground and left to decay.

Daily Photos

Shooting in Cherry Creek State Park

 Finals madness

 When the basement main water pipe decided to blow !

My House..

Florida

Daily photo

Finally, got the bike :)

Annie Leibovitz

Annie Leibovitz, an American photographer who shaped her career with pure photography and strict commitment. Annie was born in Waterbury, Connecticut in 1949. She had inherited the love of photography from her mother and had carried it though out her life to a new level of world-class photography. Her beginnings as a professional photographer was with the Rolling Stone magazine where she had shown her talents and commitments towards each photo taken. Publisher Jann Wenner had quickly promoted her to be a chief photographer in Rolling Stone.

Annie was so focused on her career that she had delayed the idea of having a child, the dream of her life, until her early 50’s. She was blessed with Sarah Cameron Leibovitz and later had twins, Susan and Samuelle, from a surrogate mother in 2005. Having children later in her life shows the kind commitment and time she gave to master photography in all of its fields.  

The real turn point in Annie’s career was after taking the famous john Lennon’s photo. This was the last professional photo taken for john Lennon after his death in December 8^th,1980.