The Eyes Have It by CoreyBlack
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Description
Chip and I were going into the park for photo ops one afternoon about six weeks ago. We'd gotten to making pictures of the supposedly graffiti-proof mural along the walls of the viaduct at Bryn Mawr Avenue, under Lake Shore Drive. While making close-up pictures of a section of glass-fragment mosaic, I noticed part of my reflection; I guess that would make this a self-portrait of sorts.
Photographed May 2nd, 2009.
Comments (6)
Chipka
I remember that wall! There are so many interesting parts to it and I really like the self-referential twist this image has taken. The orange is nicely intense and varied...it's quite organic in a sense, not like an even layer of paint. Your eye caught in reflection adds quite a lot to this, especially in the unexpectedness of it. It's great work on every level.
MrsRatbag
I agree with Chip, it's a fantastic multilevel capture! The eye is mesmerizing!
auntietk
Before I read your narrative, I was studying the image, thinking about masks. Specifically about taking pictures of other people through the eyeholes. There's probably a social commentary in all of that ... Well. Regardless of my flights of fancy ... this is a great shot!
Sea_Dog
I keep coming back to this image. Yeah, it's a self-portrait, but the look in the eye suggests that you're the one looking at us. Very creative, and thought provoking image. Well done.
durleybeachbum
very mask-like, quite unsettling.
anahata.c
agree with everyone...what do photographers call it? The "sneak factor"? Only you snuck up on yourself! Wonderful play on looking at yourself, and the weird reddish petals of that structure really make an abstract painting that you seem to be looking out of. Wonderful playful work. I don't know the structure but when you show it like this, it seems utterly new...