Time to Get You Thinking

Ceci n'est pas une pipe.

Translated means "This is not a pipe."

When you first look at this photograph you think to yourself; "Crap! I don't understand French.". But if you're lucky enough to understand French you will realize that it translates to "This is not a pipe". Which is definitely confusing because that looks like a pipe to you so you start to look more closely at the art work. And you don't see anything different. You are finally so confused that you look up the art work on the internet.

The artist, Magritte, states that the painting is not a pipe but a IMAGE of a pipe. This was the point of the artist painting this on the bottom of her painting. She stated "The famous pipe. How people reproached me for it! And yet, could you stuff my pipe? No. It is just a representation, is it not? So if I had written on my picture 'This is a pipe,' I'd have been lying!" He entitled this painting Les Deux Mysteres which means The Treachery of Images. 

"The Treachery of Images" makes you think. It makes you think farther than just the actual photo. You have to think about it and actually dig into it to understand it.

As I....

My Personal Style

So you may wonder, "Marie! What kind of art do you like?". My response to this question is not an easy straightforward answer. There is so many different styles that I like and connect with.
This is the first assortment of photos:
I would call these bohemian, if anything..

Photoshop

Should Photoshop actually be considered as art?
It could be considered an art to create it and yes it does look really good when you're done (usually).
But is the outcome art and should it be allowed?

There is no definition of art so I'm going to state. Yes.
I do not think that companies should be allowed to edit photos of celebrities on their covers because of the fact that there are others who look up to them and it could be detrimental to them.

If you are trying to cover up a pimple or fix a weird looking eye, I believe that that should be okay. But then the problem is, where do you draw the line?

For instance: picture 2 is over board. If a woman uploaded the photo on the right to eharmony.com and then the guy runs away from her when they meet in person. She will be crushed. They shouldnt even allow anyone to do this to people, other than fun. And not post it anywhere for anyone to see who wouldnt find it funny either.
There are so many ways that you could draw the line but photoshop can be used in so many good ways. For instance: the Rhein photograph I posted in September, nothing bad came out of those photos. But you then have to realize that all he did was crop out some dog walkers and factory buildings. He didnt improve womens bodies to fool the minds of everyone looking at the photos.


The line is for you to draw.