Texas Triangle
Texas Triangle Photobook Interpretation
After going through a virtual tour of Texas through Alec Soth’s Texas Triangle and experiencing scenes that I would not have been able to imagine without Alec Soth, I came across one simple but meaningful photography called “Bull Riders.” This image has very little movement in the picture but sets the mood perfectly by describing characteristic of rural Texas and importance of brotherhood. The picture is of two friends, Cory and Joseph from San Antonio, Texas, who Alec Soth describes as riders, which is a reference to the bull riders. Bull riding is a famous hobby or even a profession in the South, in which one can jump on top of bull and compete to see how long they can stay on without falling down. With this picture taken as recently as last year, the picture gives the viewer a good understanding of modern day riders. These riders are wearing cowboy hats with both their hands rested in their pockets. Both men also have beards to go along with the more rural look that they are trying to show, but the beard are trimmed and taken care of giving the viewer a sense of modernism. The picture is mostly symmetrical in terms of objects, but the color are clearly a contrast of each other. The rider on the right is wearing all plain black, while the rider on the left has a checkered lighter color shirt on. The contrast of the colors along with the dressing style portrays the realism of this photo because of how men in Texas like to dress. Lastly, the picture is taken against a wall that is mostly plain with a design of holes going up and down in a straight line. With the calm and very loose form of the two riders, the photography gives a very simplistic feeling that is common in Texas, which is often the real the outlook of many who still enjoy bull riding.
Alec Soth used a very direct approach when taking this picture, as the viewers cannot see any abstract lines or shapes, but the image is full of recognizable objects
After going through a virtual tour of Texas through Alec Soth’s Texas Triangle and experiencing scenes that I would not have been able to imagine without Alec Soth, I came across one simple but meaningful photography called “Bull Riders.” This image has very little movement in the picture but sets the mood perfectly by describing characteristic of rural Texas and importance of brotherhood. The picture is of two friends, Cory and Joseph from San Antonio, Texas, who Alec Soth describes as riders, which is a reference to the bull riders. Bull riding is a famous hobby or even a profession in the South, in which one can jump on top of bull and compete to see how long they can stay on without falling down. With this picture taken as recently as last year, the picture gives the viewer a good understanding of modern day riders. These riders are wearing cowboy hats with both their hands rested in their pockets. Both men also have beards to go along with the more rural look that they are trying to show, but the beard are trimmed and taken care of giving the viewer a sense of modernism. The picture is mostly symmetrical in terms of objects, but the color are clearly a contrast of each other. The rider on the right is wearing all plain black, while the rider on the left has a checkered lighter color shirt on. The contrast of the colors along with the dressing style portrays the realism of this photo because of how men in Texas like to dress. Lastly, the picture is taken against a wall that is mostly plain with a design of holes going up and down in a straight line. With the calm and very loose form of the two riders, the photography gives a very simplistic feeling that is common in Texas, which is often the real the outlook of many who still enjoy bull riding.
Alec Soth used a very direct approach when taking this picture, as the viewers cannot see any abstract lines or shapes, but the image is full of recognizable objects