[Leica] Kyle posts provocative new work in a futile attempt to stopthe i nnane riefenstahl nonsense!

[markc at binaryfaith.com (markc@binaryfaith.com)]

Kyle, 

Though the subject is certainly interesting, I find the images to be on
the "too tame" side. (Caveat : I like Joel Peter Witkin's work as well
as Andres Serrano so anything less can be boring ;) )

Maybe its because I live in the Bay Area, but this stuff is certainly
not new to me. So whenever I see work like this, I find myself wondering
what's new, or interesting about it. In this case I don't really find
anything new or interesting.

The lighting is flat, the angles don't do anything for me and the
subjects don't seem to be interacting with you as the photographer or us
as the viewers. (Except for the one where the woman is being bound by
the gentleman behind her. Which by the way is the strongest of the lot,
because she's interacting with me as the viewer.)

Also the bondage work isn't expecially good, ie the rope work is
somewhat boring. Here in the Bay Area, we have Midori who is known for
her rope work. I think she's got a book out there, it might be good for
the bondage artists in your shots to look at her work, its trully
exceptional.

Here are some shots of her working :

http://www.fetishdiva.com/html/wolf02.html
http://www.fetishdiva.com/html/wolf03.html

Just some thoughts.. though as always, I like your work.

-=Mark



Thus spake Feli di Giorgio (feli@creocollective.com):

> Where's the furniture?
> Does OSH know about this?
> 
> Feli
> 
> 
> 
> > > Not Work Safe. Behind the Scenes (and in front of them) with 
> > > a maker of Erotic Furniture (I kid you not)
> > > 
> > > http://www.availabledark.com/~ratty/bound/5.jpg
> > > 
> > > http://www.availabledark.com/~ratty/bound/2.jpg
> > > 
> > > http://www.availabledark.com/~ratty/bound/8.jpg
> > > 
> > > http://www.availabledark.com/~ratty/bound/10.jpg
> > > 
> > > And then some other stuff from last night...
> > > 
> > > http://www.availabledark.com/~ratty/bound/b4.jpg
> > > 
> > > Please feel free to flame me instead of discussing who is or 
> > > who isn't a nazi. Please. Gah. I warned you about this 
> > > people, but you didn't listen.
> > > (Waggles finger.)
> > > 
> > > "Keep arguing about Riefenstahl, You'll convince everybody else."
> > > Kc
> 
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