Abstract Landscape

Abstract Landscape

Foremost among the American Color Field painters is Helen Frankenthaler (1928- ). Frankenthaler's pivotal work Mountains and Sea (1952) is an appropriately fluid approach to both abstraction and color contrast. The aquatic blues and greens are sometimes distinct and sometimes partially overlapping. The irregular, organic shapes are often separated from each other by intervening canvas, and the colors are soft, muted and atmospheric.

In Frankenthaler's later paintings, such as the intensely colorful Tutti Frutti (1966) and the more geometric piece entitled The Human Edge (1967), the shapes of color touch and overlap slightly but do not interpenetrate one another. The chromatic contrasts are certainly more vivid than in the earlier Mountains and Sea. Although the tints in all three works are flat in a physical sense, they contain a multitude of variations in opacity and tone. These variations are, in fact, hallmarks of Frankenthaler's works and one of the great strengths of her style.

Frankenthaler's response to the problem of art's dual nature of reality and illusion often includes the unmistakable landscape elements that she shares with Impressionism. More than the works of other American color field painters, the works of Frankenthaler are likely to feature horizontal patches of color clearly reminiscent of oceans, islands, horizons, skies and even cityscapes.

Frankenthaler's ties to the natural world are much more evident than those of other color filed painters. Suggestive titles such as Arcadia and Eden indicate her conscious indebtedness to landscape art. Furthermore, the ephemeral quality of many of Frankenthaler's images demonstrates her awareness of the fragility of both nature (the reality) and of artistic creativity (the illusion).

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What best way to get an image published?

I study photography (H.N.D/B.A) and as part of one of my projects I need to get an image published on its on merit. So to re-phrase my question, which websites etc should i contact to get image(s) officially published?
(Obviously unpaid), I've got a great selection of images, landscape, portrait, abstract just actually struggling to think of an initial starting place to contact??

Steelclaw,

Well, it depends on the timeframe you have to get an image published. I'm assuming you're limited to a quarter or semester if you are in a B.A. program. If limited to a few weeks (typical quarter is 12 weeks or less) you can't get too ambitious. Print publications have very long lead times (usually minimum of 3 months...).

Nowadays don't limit yourself to thinking about "published" equaling in print. If you are posted on the Web by a 3rd party that is published too.

Given your time constraints I suggest you try to win a 'photo of the day' type of contest in which they'll post your image on their website if it wins (on its merits). Usually these sites have a fair number of entrants, so you know if you're picked you must be doing some standout work - at least in the subjective perceptions of their judges.

Here's one site to check out: http://onedailyshot.com/

If you're chosen it will be easy enough to send your teacher (and prospective employers) a link to where your image resides on the site. Don't send cliche work for photo contests. Take an unusual perspective - even if you select an everyday subject to shoot.

If you don't want to go the contest route, then check your library for The Photographers' Market (annual edition). It lists publications, websites, stock photo houses, etc. and contacts at those places plus how they prefer to be contacted (follow what they say, don't improvise or your work won't get seen!).

Good luck!