Scott Hocking
Personal Background:
Scott Hocking was born in Redford, Michigan in 1975. He used on live on a dirt road near a railroad track. He has been arrested 6 times and has an overwhelming amount of traffic tickets. At age 19 he lived out of a Toyota Corolla, and at 27 he lived in a French Chateau. He has traveled to many places such as Akureyri, Shanghai, Cambewarra, and Oaxaca. He has received a Kresge Artist Fellowship, a Knight Foundation Arts Challenge Grant, and an Efroymson Contemporary Arts Fellowship. He has also received residential grants in France, Iceland, Australia, Canada, Brazil, and throughout the United States.
Scott Hocking was born in Redford, Michigan in 1975. He used on live on a dirt road near a railroad track. He has been arrested 6 times and has an overwhelming amount of traffic tickets. At age 19 he lived out of a Toyota Corolla, and at 27 he lived in a French Chateau. He has traveled to many places such as Akureyri, Shanghai, Cambewarra, and Oaxaca. He has received a Kresge Artist Fellowship, a Knight Foundation Arts Challenge Grant, and an Efroymson Contemporary Arts Fellowship. He has also received residential grants in France, Iceland, Australia, Canada, Brazil, and throughout the United States.
Style:
The visual characteristic of Scott Hocking's photos are unique. They are simple but hold deep meaning. Some of them capture real peoples lives in Detroit. It shows the inside of an urban city that is well known. Some photos may seem uninteresting from the first glance. The more the photos are looked at and dissected, the more complex they become.
The visual characteristic of Scott Hocking's photos are unique. They are simple but hold deep meaning. Some of them capture real peoples lives in Detroit. It shows the inside of an urban city that is well known. Some photos may seem uninteresting from the first glance. The more the photos are looked at and dissected, the more complex they become.
Philosophy:
The philosophy behind Scott Hocking’s photos are are social. They capture the city of detroit and people. With those photos, Hocking is trying to show the “real” Detroit. Some photos are just objects that he finds interesting. Sometimes he will set them up in positions that are pleasing. Those photos are more personal, because he photographs them because he finds them interesting.
The philosophy behind Scott Hocking’s photos are are social. They capture the city of detroit and people. With those photos, Hocking is trying to show the “real” Detroit. Some photos are just objects that he finds interesting. Sometimes he will set them up in positions that are pleasing. Those photos are more personal, because he photographs them because he finds them interesting.
Influences:
Sott Hocking’s photograph has influenced my work because I can find the most simplest things interesting. His artwork is very simple yet satisfying. He takes photos of real and vulgar things, and it broadens my horizons to the art world. I can look at art differently now. I now see things that I probably would’ve never seen before
Sott Hocking’s photograph has influenced my work because I can find the most simplest things interesting. His artwork is very simple yet satisfying. He takes photos of real and vulgar things, and it broadens my horizons to the art world. I can look at art differently now. I now see things that I probably would’ve never seen before
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Compare and Contrast:
I took a photograph of the road at night. I couldn't completely recreate Scott Hocking's photo cause the background is different. I had to lay on the ground to get the right angle. I think it was more difficult because it was a night photo. Overall, I think it came out good.
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Here, I recreated a snowy train track. I was lucky that it happened to be snowing now, so it looked similar to the other picture. Scott Hocking took his photo at night, but I took mine in the morning. It was too dark at night, you couldn't see anything. I like how this photo turned out.
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This photo was of a telephone pole. Scott Hocking's photo is different because the time of day. It looks like he took it around mid-day, and I too mine in the morning. Also there is a bug on his pole, but there isn't on mine. although these pictures aren't completely similar, I like how it came out.
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Personal Artist Statement: The photos I took to try to recreate Scott Hocking's photos have movement. Your eyes moves along all 3 images. In the train track photo, there is a pattern from the tracks. In the picture of the road, the contrast between the bright yellow lines and the dark asphalt is visible. All 3 images have a good use of space. In general, I think my photos turned out good although they are a little different than Hocking's.