The photography of Imogen Cunningham is quiet delicate and feminine. She captures the fragility and essence of plants, the female form and other still life objects. I have chosen these two images because I am inspired by their illuminated form and the intimacy of each shot. The texture and shape of these objects is emphasised by a light source to the side. the images are close up and focus the viewers attention on the form of the subject matter. Some of Imogen's photographs are so close they are almost abstract. I like this idea of abstraction. Photographing an object so close that the context for which the objects exists is partly lost. It is purely the object represented in an ambiguity of formal elements. The mind has to analyse the elements carefully first then arrange them to make sense. I like the disorientating effect of close ups. The viewer has to think what is it? where was it taken? who owned it? what was happening at the time?
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