FORM


 * Title:** Praying Mantis
 * Artist:** extremecapture
 * Medium:** Digital Photography
 * Link:** []


 * FORM**

I chose this photograph to represent form because I thought it was a nice portrayal of how an artist can play with form and create something beautiful. Here the artist uses the human form/body to imitate that of an animal, the praying mantis. Form and Space often go hand in hand to create certain artistic effects and I’d say this photograph is an example of the two working well together. From the graceful flow of the woman’s arms and the posture of her hands she appears to be light, almost weightless. This effect is helped by the empty space around her. I like the symmetry of this photography, an effect which is extremely hard to pull off when only having one subject on the field. There is something beautiful, but also eerie about this photograph, as the position and form of the subject make her appear to be almost transforming into a praying mantis and preparing to fly right off the page. This photograph also has an almost completely smooth surface, using no texture. This is an interesting technique as most works of art have some form of texture, but perhaps the lack of texture is what helps add to the beauty of this piece.

Space