Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, I have. I'm not talking about making people look nice; I'm talking about quite intentionally making them look as bizarre as possible. Your stunning series of portraits of burn victims did NOT make them look nice; it didn't pull any punches in terms of shoving their deformities in people's faces. But at the same time, that work had real dignity, and conveyed the tremendous dignity of your subjects. I don't see any dignity, or, for that matter, honesty, in the Arbus work we're discussing. I prefer to judge her by her work, rather than by her explanations of her work. But, hey, I think that Thomas Kincaid, "painter of light," is a grotesque hack - and he is the best selling artist in the world. So what do I know? ;-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Johnny Deadman Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 6:40 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] New photos I think you are confusing making people look nice with showing them respect. Did you ever read anything about Arbus and the way she worked, or how she talked about her subjects? It is hard to believe you could have and still have that knee jerk response to her work. On Tuesday, September 2, 2003, at 06:18 PM, bdcolen wrote: > It is possible to take strong photos of similar subjects > and show them some respect. - -- John Brownlow http://www.pinkheadedbug.com http://www.unintended-consequences.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html