Photographs vs. Paintings
Expressive possibilities, similarities, and means of expression.
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| "Eiffel Tower" - Cindy Winter |
This painting of the Eiffel Tower is open to many expressive possibilities in that the painter can decide which colors they wish to use, which point of view they will paint the tower from, and which details will be included in the painting. Here, Winters made the background contrast with the Tower but the colors chosen also complement the Tower. Winters' means of expression is also complex yet simplified - she excluded most of the Eiffel Tower's structural detail as well as the detail in the trees, which makes for an interesting point of view. The viewer is able to focus on the painting but is not able to focus on the details that they know are present on the tower. Winters' expression with this painting falls along the lines that we can see the tower but, in reality, we cannot see the tower.
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| "Eiffel Tower from Below" - Fredrik on fredriksadventures.com |
This image by Fredrik has a few similarities to the painting above; it is taken from, relatively, the same point of view, the colors and content are similar, and the details of the structure are discernible. Fredrik does not have as many options as to what the atmosphere of the image has, what colors and tone are used, and from which angle the image is taken (to some extent). Expression is also a bit more difficult for the photographer in that he is limited to what is presented before him rather than what he is artistically capable of.
