Kelly Richardson - Twilight Avenger

I think that this piece was awesome! I found it very visual appealing and really enjoyed watching it. The colors were exquisite and she seems as if she has mastered her craft. I also found it very relaxing to sit through. She seems like a very down to earth artist and is very in touch with the tools she is using. I think that she likes things simple, but done well and effectively. The sci-fi aesthetic is a good one; it gives it a contemporary twist.

At first I felt like I was in the middle of the forest myself. I love how she illuminates the deer and he keeps making the same movements, because that is exactly what deer look like, they just stare. I really am not too sure what her ultimate goal was for this piece, but if for nothing else it is beautiful. Very beautiful. I think that something being beautiful is a fine reason to make artwork. This may have been a serene place she visited in her life or even in her mind that she wanted to reinvent and make her own. I think that having a strong relationship to nature makes for a better image, in my opinion. When I see beautiful places, such as this forest she filmed I get this feeling of happiness and comfort. It makes me believe so much in the power of beauty and why things look like this. I also begin to believe that places like this were made for a special reason.

She seems to be in touch with nature and obviously has a love for it, as do I, so I think that is why I immediately fell in love with this piece. The name of the piece, “Twilight Avenger” raises some questions in my mind. I wonder if she is talking about the deer? I think she is. I love this video and how involved she got even though it is very simple. Some things are just better the simpler they are. I hope that she makes more videos or photographs like this video because it was so visual appealing and wonderful it made me want to see more of it. It reminded me of the machines that make forest or rain noises, and they could go hand in hand, like a bed time video, but I do think it is much more developed than that. But it could be used for many things, since it is so mellow and beautiful.