Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kyle, sorry if I have dampened the mystery. Very interesting to read of your inspiration. That's a pretty obtuse reference for most of us. Fascinating to read what it evoked in those folks that looked and were involved enough to share their opinions on this picture. I think no bad thing that you have conjured strong reactions. I think, like your Warpaint series, this image benefits from the context information. Or is more comfortable. Hoppy -----Original Message----- Subject: [Leica] re: portrait of elizabeth (secrets revealed) Art is often the child of confused parents and finding out its lineage can, in my mind, be ruinous to the final product. Sometimes the juxtaposition of influences, random thoughts, bits of this and that, come from various places to create a sum greater than the whole of it's parts, sometimes not. For years, as a child, I was drawn to Wyeth's "Christina's World" -- I stared at a copy of it on a book cover for years, I had a print on my wall, wondering what she could possibly be doing in that field ... it was baffling and filled with possibilities ... when I was a freshman in college someone told me what it was -- the truth, the real deal, that Christina was a real person and she was indeed in that field for a very real reason and ... the magic was ruined -- the truth wasn't nearly as interesting as my imagination. as for the portrait of liz >> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2007/liz-dress1.jpg if you google "medium" and "ectoplasm" and hit "images" all secrets will become apparent -- maybe the image will get funny, maybe it'll be ruined ... maybe it'll seem deeper, and you'll think we're esoteric, or clever, or maybe you just won't care what my friends and i do on lazy sunday afternoons when all the netflix have been sent back and the laundry has been done. But as for Liz, who just turned 34, I'm sure she'll be happy to hear she could pass for 23 :-) kc >Oh its a very young girl now lets play that card!! >This gal is 23 if she's a day and could easily have three kids and be well >on her way to being a grandmother. _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information