Night and Day

Night is on the left, day is on the right. One dark and one light. Contrast and compromise. They both have to share space and time.... more

by Omaste Witkowski

Title

Night and Day

Artist

Omaste Witkowski

Medium

Photograph - Macro Photograph

Description

Night is on the left, day is on the right. One dark and one light. Contrast and compromise. They both have to share space and time.

This is a photograph of a piece of glass artwork created by Garth Mudge of Glassworks in Winthrop, Wa. It was taken with a Macro lens and is a very small section of the overall object. I am exploring hand blown glass at a macro level in the hopes of creating fine art from very small pieces of glass.

All of the colors and shapes are created from hot glass. None of these images are created from anything other than hand blown glass objects. I am removing visible specks of dust in Photoshop to present a cleaner look but the overall image is exactly what I am seeing through my camera lens.

The colors are vivid and alive due to the way that I am illuminating the glass art as I am taking the picture. In a way I am photographing the light as it passes through the object. Creating art from light or art from glass art? Either way I see creating art from life and from existing art.

I have been a professional photographer for many years but it is only recently that I have been photographing glass at any level. It is such an exciting experience to discover these images. I almost feel like an archeologist as I explore a small hidden word and reveal the treasures within.

Uploaded

November 27th, 2012