Sierra’s 3-D work

  100 Objects: Bullets  Medium : bullets, photograph 2021.                                                                                       Artist Statement            Each photograph was taken with 100 bullets in each and the bullets were each aligned in the three different environments to coincide with what was being photograph. The first image was taken with the bullets in the grass. I aligned the bullets sticking strait up in order to mimic the blades of grass. The second image was taken on a porch and the bullets were each aligned next to each other sticking up in order to blend and work with the bricks and concrete. The third image the bullets were aligned laying down on a rain drain that fallen down to mimic the drain.             The reason I chose bullets were because they are not typical objects that are found in nature and with all the world events going on I found the concept interesting how and object people see to be deadly within a natural setting working with the e

  Sierra Van Natter Movie Inspiration: Requiem of a Dream  (2000) Euphoria and Mayhem  Medium: Photography, 2021 Artist  Statement                While viewing this movie for inspiration I picked up a variety of symbols for each character. Which I then implemented into the composition of the photograph in order to represent each of them. The four main characters are represented through the lipstick the, the pills, the orange, the money and the spoon filled with syrup on foil , which is supposed to portray heroine. The movie also has many artistic implements with filming in how they portray people on drugs and how they are affected by them. One way was through the use of lighting, which they did through the lights changing in certain scene frames in order to show or convey mood and effects of drugs.  These aspects of of the movie influence my photograph design concept in the many aspects. For the lighting I wanted to capture and reference some of the bold colors they would typically use

  Within My Own Ocean     Photography, 2021 THE OCEAN INSIDE US "Our sense of smell, like so many of our other body functions, is a throwback to that time, early in evolution, when we thrived in the oceans. An odor must first dissolve into a watery solution our mucous membranes can absorb before we can smell it. … I became aware of two things for the first time: that we carry the oceans with us; that our veins mirror the tides. As a woman, with ovaries where eggs lie like roe, entering the smooth, undulating womb of the ocean from which our ancestors evolved millennia ago, I was so moved my eyes teared underwater, and I mixed my saltiness with the ocean's. Distracted by such thoughts, I looked around to find my positions vis-à-vis the boat, and couldn't. But it didn't matter: Home was everywhere."  "A Natural History of The Senses", Diane Ackerman, page 589-597 Artist Statement             These photographs were taken at the Saint Augustine Beach near th

  Time, Perfume and Violets  Photographs, 2021 OF VIOLETS AND NEURONS "Violets smell like burnt sugar cubes that have been dipped in lemon and velvet, I might offer, doing what we always do: defining one smell by another smell or another sense. In a famous letter, Napoleon told Josephine "'not to bathe'" during the two weeks that would pass  before they met, so that he could enjoy her natural aromas. But Napoleon and Josephine also adored violets. She often wore a violet scented perfume, which was her trademark."   - "A Natural History of The Senses", Diane Ackerman, page 404-411 Artist Statement     These photographs were staged with specific objects in order to represent the symbolism that was within the book " A Natural History of The Senses" by Diane Ackerman. The section "Of Violets and Neurons" really intrigued me because I could almost picture the violets and the colors of the objects she stated, which to me make a very e