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Judy Fiskin
Judy Fiskin was born in 1945 in Chicago, but primarily grew up in Los Angeles, California. She studied and graduated from Pomona College and UCLA, and is currently a faculty member at the California Institute of the Arts. Because of her strong connection to Los Angeles, much of her photographic work is from the area. Her images show the “vernacular architecture” of Southern California focusing on their distinct character. Fiskin uses a 35 mm with silver paper to photograph. All of her prints are 2 ¾ inch square with very high contrast. In the book she explains how by adding the high contrast it suppresses the detail of the photograph creating a look that seems to represent a mental image. In each print one building is the subject and it is nearly centered within the frame, causing the viewer to only focus on the main subject. For the most part, Fiskin centers her work around Southern California, but also highlighted in the book are series from other places such as New York and the Jersey Shore. By looking at an entire series of plates, the viewer is able to clearly recognize the differences and similarities between these pieces of vernacular architecture, something of which we do subconsciously every day.
Judy Fiskin was born in 1945 in Chicago, but primarily grew up in Los Angeles, California. She studied and graduated from Pomona College and UCLA, and is currently a faculty member at the California Institute of the Arts. Because of her strong connection to Los Angeles, much of her photographic work is from the area. Her images show the “vernacular architecture” of Southern California focusing on their distinct character. Fiskin uses a 35 mm with silver paper to photograph. All of her prints are 2 ¾ inch square with very high contrast. In the book she explains how by adding the high contrast it suppresses the detail of the photograph creating a look that seems to represent a mental image. In each print one building is the subject and it is nearly centered within the frame, causing the viewer to only focus on the main subject. For the most part, Fiskin centers her work around Southern California, but also highlighted in the book are series from other places such as New York and the Jersey Shore. By looking at an entire series of plates, the viewer is able to clearly recognize the differences and similarities between these pieces of vernacular architecture, something of which we do subconsciously every day.
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