Magdiel Lopez
Link to Website: https://www.magdiellopez.com/
In these four images, Magdiel Lopez chooses landscape as his main subject in addition to skyscrapers. Lopez uses saturation, hue, line, and shape to contradict nature with man-made structures. The high saturation in the last three images brings a mystical nature to nature. In stark contrast, the saturation in the first image is muddled and brings a daunting quality to the imposing nature of the skyscrapers on the mountains. The use of lines demarcates land and airspace. It also calls attention to the weight of man-made structural forms on surrounding nature. The shapes add character to the mountains in the last image, and highlight the magnificence of the power of nature in the second and third images.
Conceptually, I believe Magdiel wants the viewer to acknowledge the impact that mankind has on nature, including their relationship to it. Nature is powerful, bright, dark, and full of character. Many times, we think we have figured out nature, but in fact, we've just scraped the tip of the "iceberg".
I wish to extend these elements on my own for my project by juxtaposing man-made forms like buildings, bridges, etc. With forms found naturally, like streams, boulders, and fallen trees. The focus will not be a parasitic relationship, but a complete relationship with parasitic and symbiotic traits. I will play with saturation, but to a lesser extent. I want to use saturation to help show a more raw relationship, not polished for presenting to the world.
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