1. Which of the artist's many technical choices are of interest to you and why?
Tina Barney's use of depth of field and color as a main part of her photographs very much interests me. A lot of the color use is non saturated and very flat but not dull, the tones are well thought out in their use and presentation. I also like that even though these photos seem very candid a lot of them are actually posed by Tina, which I think is a funny detail in itself.
2. What do you believe are the artist's conceptual work and/or thematic intentions?
The artist has a very thought out concept and theme going across her work, its capturing this sort of upper class wealth in such a way its not necessarily a showing off of it but a sort of fly on the wall into these people lives that most people probably wouldn't be able to see or imagine if you didn't live or grow up in this type of environment. She has a color theme of pastels and soft tones going on with very subtle contrast in a lot of her photos as well.
3. How do you personally respond to these choices and intents?
These artistic choices and themes really speak to me and draw my eye into the photographs. They're very pleasing to look at just based on the content in them and the colors being translated through the film. I believe a lot of her work was shot with 4x5 film which also draws you in as such a hard medium to achieve and perfect she has these stunning photographs to show for it with the utmost quality and craft behind them.
Tina Barney
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