Barry Whittaker is pretty cool, he likes a dog and a desert

I chose this artist to share because he is one of the instructors teaching at the school I am going to study abroad in the fall.

Probably one of the most important things for an artist to have present in his work is humor. Barry Whittaker sums it up well in his statement found in the 'text' portion of his website. He also has a blog.

He uses color very sparingly in his photographs, making them feel very much like every-day images. They are calm while still causing us to feel anxious in certain situations. In the Atmospshere photos there is a sense loss and confusion: where am I? who am I? how did get here? where are we going? wait, am I alone? What are we doing? As for the Precious Monsters and Pets we are frightened of the creatures and concerned for their safety at the same time. With the last three series, Accumulation and Absense, Thrift, and Preservation, we feel greatly overwhelmed and interested in the objects found.