laurakamian (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} laurakamian) wrote,@ 2009-05-13 17:23:00 |
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Armenian Alphabet in Charcoal
A few weeks ago I received a call from Armenian filmmaker Vahe Babaian that he is making a documentary film about the Chamlian School, an Armenian school in Glendale, CA. He was looking for some Armenian Alphabet artwork to make graphics for his film. He said that he had seen pictures on my blog of my Charcoal Alphabet and that he had not seen any Alphabet art quite like it, that it was very unique artwork.
We talked for a bit, and I decided to go ahead and have some pro-shots of the work done so it could be in his film. This was no easy feat, because the work stands at 15.5 feet tall by 12.5 feet wide. It's why I've never shot the whole thing before- when it was in my old studio in Oakland, you could not have gotten far away enough to fit the whole thing in the frame. In my new studio, I have a big enough wall, but the pipes from the sprinkler system get in the way of the shot. I looked around for another solution, say shooting it outside, but wind and uneven light became an issue. I called my photographer Jeannie O'Connor, and we decided the only thing to do was shoot it in half and photoshop it together. It turned out good. Hopefully someday it can be displayed somewhere large enough for it to loom in all its glory.
Of course it was right in the middle of that heat wave when it came time to shoot! Here's the bottom half:
I found this article that gives more background about Vahe and his film After Freedom about an Armenian family in California, such a familiar story! I am happy to have connected with him and honored to be a part of his project. I look forward to seeing his film, well both of them, After Freedom and the Chamlian documentary, and will post a clip of the documentary with my work in it, if I'm able!
A few weeks ago I received a call from Armenian filmmaker Vahe Babaian that he is making a documentary film about the Chamlian School, an Armenian school in Glendale, CA. He was looking for some Armenian Alphabet artwork to make graphics for his film. He said that he had seen pictures on my blog of my Charcoal Alphabet and that he had not seen any Alphabet art quite like it, that it was very unique artwork.
We talked for a bit, and I decided to go ahead and have some pro-shots of the work done so it could be in his film. This was no easy feat, because the work stands at 15.5 feet tall by 12.5 feet wide. It's why I've never shot the whole thing before- when it was in my old studio in Oakland, you could not have gotten far away enough to fit the whole thing in the frame. In my new studio, I have a big enough wall, but the pipes from the sprinkler system get in the way of the shot. I looked around for another solution, say shooting it outside, but wind and uneven light became an issue. I called my photographer Jeannie O'Connor, and we decided the only thing to do was shoot it in half and photoshop it together. It turned out good. Hopefully someday it can be displayed somewhere large enough for it to loom in all its glory.
Of course it was right in the middle of that heat wave when it came time to shoot! Here's the bottom half:
I found this article that gives more background about Vahe and his film After Freedom about an Armenian family in California, such a familiar story! I am happy to have connected with him and honored to be a part of his project. I look forward to seeing his film, well both of them, After Freedom and the Chamlian documentary, and will post a clip of the documentary with my work in it, if I'm able!
