Boris Ignatovich (1899 - 1976) was born in Lutsk, Ukraine. Before Boris became an artist, he was a journalist and a newspaper editor. His photos soon were recognized because he used unconventional perspectives to take documentary photos. Eventually, he became very active in the Russian art community, and he was a pivotal part of the Russian avant-garde movement.
In this photo "Near the Hermitage," Boris put the emphasis on a figure of a foot. The foot was a part of a pillar that supports the Hermitage, which used to be the palace and now is an art museum. I think, on a symbolic level, he wanted to express the importance of art to the greater society, and art is the foundation of our society.
In my recreation, I took a photo of Sparty's foot because it represents the foundation of our school spirit. I intentionally made it a bit grainy to mimic photos taken by older cameras. In Chinese, tree can symbolically represent education.
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