Maureen Brodeck
Analysis
Mauren Brodbeck is a Swiss artist who uses visual elements to create reinterpretations of common objects. Her work invites the viewer to reconsider their relationships with the environments around them.
Maureen Brodbeck's Urbanscape and Cityscape project involves changing photographs to create focus on specific buildings. She does this by colouring in buildings with interesting shapes.
These photographs use vibrant colours over a dull urban setting. By doing this a cartoonish element is given to real world landscapes.
Brodbeck's pieces can be found in a number of private, public, and museum collections.
Mauren Brodbeck is a Swiss artist who uses visual elements to create reinterpretations of common objects. Her work invites the viewer to reconsider their relationships with the environments around them.
Maureen Brodbeck's Urbanscape and Cityscape project involves changing photographs to create focus on specific buildings. She does this by colouring in buildings with interesting shapes.
These photographs use vibrant colours over a dull urban setting. By doing this a cartoonish element is given to real world landscapes.
Brodbeck's pieces can be found in a number of private, public, and museum collections.
My Response
I made some images in the style of Mauren Brodbeck's Urbanscape and Cityscape work. I did a photoshoot of some of the buildings in the area I live in. I tried to photograph modern ugly buildings that have been built next to old architecture. I then coloured in the modern buildings in Photoshop. To do this I used the pen tool or the lasso tool to select the outline of the building. I then used the brush tool or paint bucket tool to colour in the selected areas a nice bright colour.
Below is a slideshow of my photoshoot before I edited them.
I made some images in the style of Mauren Brodbeck's Urbanscape and Cityscape work. I did a photoshoot of some of the buildings in the area I live in. I tried to photograph modern ugly buildings that have been built next to old architecture. I then coloured in the modern buildings in Photoshop. To do this I used the pen tool or the lasso tool to select the outline of the building. I then used the brush tool or paint bucket tool to colour in the selected areas a nice bright colour.
Below is a slideshow of my photoshoot before I edited them.
What Went Well
I thought the shoot went really well because I live in an area where the are different style of architecture next to each other. I took the photos in the evening so some of the buildings were lit well by the setting sun. It was easy to find buildings that stood out in the environment. This helped with selecting them in Photoshop for the colouring process.
Even Better If
It was quite difficult to find compositions that didn't have cars in or people walking across them. I think if I had gone to a quieter location or taken the pictures at a different time of day it would have been easier to avoid distractions.
Top Four
Below are the four images that I edited.
I thought the shoot went really well because I live in an area where the are different style of architecture next to each other. I took the photos in the evening so some of the buildings were lit well by the setting sun. It was easy to find buildings that stood out in the environment. This helped with selecting them in Photoshop for the colouring process.
Even Better If
It was quite difficult to find compositions that didn't have cars in or people walking across them. I think if I had gone to a quieter location or taken the pictures at a different time of day it would have been easier to avoid distractions.
Top Four
Below are the four images that I edited.