“Any photographer who says he’s not a voyeur is either stupid or a liar.” – Helmut Newton
“Taking pictures is like tiptoeing into the kitchen late at night and stealing Oreo cookies.” – Diane Arbus
All photography to some extent is a violating act as you are seeing someone as they could never see themselves.” – Susan Sontag
Of course this is a valid point-of-view having roots at least as far back as the modernists. But there are many contemporary artists finding much more relevance in this quote from Jorge Calado’s essay “The Original Sin:”
“Photography begins with an “f” sound that stands for fiction, fake or forgery. And that is the original sin of photography. Only the most untainted purists (and the pedantic New York Times) seem to be unaware of this.” – Jorge Calado (PDF link to essay)
Laurent Millet
James Casebere
Thomas Demand
Joan Fontcuberta
Lori Nix
Robert and Shanna ParkeHarrison
Kim Keever
yours truly
massive columns. like being in some old church.
immaculate. only visible from above.
and finally, it’s good to look up sometimes.
each of these quartz/crystal-shaped objects is approximately 1 inch by 1 to 2.5 inches and made of wood wrapped in vintage tracing paper.
the form for the casting the plaster landscape with the caverns that the crystals are to have been mined from is nearly ready, too.
for a proposed show @proofgallery a non-profit in south boston.
the first, a large-ish piece: loosely connected masses with multiple entrances as to parks… this is a detail (referance images here)
the second, a mid size piece: plaster/polystyrene quarry with wax mineral deposits, mining structures, and wood/paper quartz
there are bags and bags of this at work, and doubtful they’d miss any. and i’d be helping the environment.
a piece in progress over Bushwick Open Studios
… for Bushwick Open Studios
My studio will be open during the 2010 Bushwick Open Studios, June 5-6, noon to 6pm.
free cold adult beverages will be served and the A.C. will be on. There are six of us in the building showing paintings, drawings, collage, prints, photographs and sculpture. 796 Broadway at the Flushing M or J local, #52 on the printed directory.
here is the piece installed in the flatfiles. stop by and see it!
Storefront Gallery
16 Wilson Avenue, Brooklyn
gallery hours: 1-6pm, Saturdays and Sundays
the finished piece. installing tomorrow.
Paul Cezanne, Reflets dans l'eau, um 1896
From the Museum Insel Hombroich. I’d never liked Cezanne much before seeing these watercolors.
The museum includes simple and perfect buildings designed by Erwin Heerich. Here is a tour of the grounds.
