Rainy Window (2013) Photography by Jola

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Reading Jola's photographic work is similar to reading a traditional semi-abstract painting. Just as painters have to struggle to discern light, form and composition, then photographers, too, have to work with the same basic ingredients in order to come up with a compelling image. The ability to differentiate colors, values, and shapes from another;[...]
Reading Jola's photographic work is similar to reading a traditional semi-abstract painting. Just as painters have to struggle to discern light, form and composition, then photographers, too, have to work with the same basic ingredients in order to come up with a compelling image. The ability to differentiate colors, values, and shapes from another; spatial cues such as patterns of light and shadow, scale, overlap and perspective; and composing through the picture window. Photographs present a type of realism which we readily accept as a close stand-in for reality. So it becomes easy to overlook things like flatness and ambiguity.

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Jola is a professional photographer that work is similar to reading a traditional semi-abstract painting. Just as painters have to struggle to discern light, form, and composition, then photographers,[...]

Jola is a professional photographer that work is similar to reading a traditional semi-abstract painting. Just as painters have to struggle to discern light, form, and composition, then photographers, too, have to work with the same basic ingredients in order to come up with a compelling image. 

The ability to differentiate colors, values, and shapes from another; spatial cues such as patterns of light and shadow, scale, overlap, and perspective; and composing through the picture window. Photographs present a type of realism that we readily accept as a close stand-in for reality. So it becomes easy to overlook things like flatness and ambiguity.

Jola is an artist who living and working in Portugal. Her work is present in many public collections.

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