VANGUARD
STARE As artists, we think about things differently than the “average Joe” on the street. The city is filled with people of different ethnicities, personalities, careers, and lives. What is it about people watching’ in the city that’s fascinating? Is it watching their behavior? Their fashion choices? Or just their movements they make? Watching people do every day tasks is interesting to artists for different reasons. We focus on what job they could be doing, why they could be doing it.
We focus on the probable reasons for their behavior, their reactions to their surroundings, and reactions with other people. As an artist that is interested in visuals, one could look at the different colors used around them. Such as colors of vehicles, street signs, architecture, or just the clothing worn by people. A photographer might look at people and the surrounding cityscape and be interested in the layout as a photograph.
A fashion designer may focus on the clothing of the surrounding people, the fabric used, or style of clothing. Sound designers may focus on the sounds that are heard in the city, such as vehicles, construction, or people talking on their phones. A model may look at the faces of the people that walk by, their posture, and how they move. Artists use their talents in many ways, and not just designing clothes, a photograph, or an illustration. We take even the simplest of tasks like watching everyday people on the streets and make it fascinating. Written by Emmy Daigle Photography by Joshua Duffy, Matthew McIntosh, and Emmy Daigle