ReCrEaTiOn 1

           Erwin Blumenfeld was born in Germany of 1897. Blumenfeld's business began flourishing in the late 30?s where he began photographing customers in his Amsterdam leather shop. In the year of 1941 Blumenfeld left Nazi Germany and arrived in the United States. 

"Untitled" by Erwin Blumenfeld

"titled" by Allie

            Blumenfeld began exploring with reflection, mirrors, and light upon entering America and this picture is a representation of his experimentation. Further exploration led to the famous portrait of a young Audrey Hepburn skyrocketing Blumenfeld and his photography into the limelight. Along with picturing young hollywood Blumenfeld was one of the first to explore with such elements of photography.

            The picture entitled ?Untitled? was photographed in New York 1949. The photograph was inspired by Cuban painters. The head, bust, and arms of the figure appear disconnected. The figure?s contours are simultaneously being emphasized by a variety of luminous reflections. As a whole the photo was intended to portray an impression of an apparition. 

"titled 2" by Allie

             Upon looking at this image again and again I have come to appreciate and truly adore the image. One the surface, the photo portrays an almost abstract and disconnected figure but upon further exploration one realizes that it is just a woman and a mirror. I admire the ability to create something so appetizing to the human eye with nothing but an average household necessity.

              For my recreation I wasn’t really confident in completely re-making the image. The image was extremely unique and difficult to construct. In my image I strived to accomplish the feel and sensuality of a woman’s body while at the same time attempting to experiment with reflections much like Blumenfeld did in his “Unititled” image. This image was more of my interpretation of the image than an exact re-make of the original photograph.