Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And there's a bit of the same feeling I got when I saw the two girls standing side by side in The Shining. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of B. D. Colen Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 1:53 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Creepy? I do find Lux's work creepy and disturbing, but creepy and disturbing in an interesting, intentionally creepy way. That other stuff makes my skin crawl. One, there's the JonBennet Ramsey aspect of it. And, two, there's the thought that there are women who want to look like that, and parents who want their children to look like that. On 8/2/05 11:29 AM, "feli" <feli2@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > On Aug 2, 2005, at 5:50 AM, Tina Manley wrote: >> http://www.lorettalux.de/ >> >> Somebody on the British list mentioned this site in response to the >> scary photos by Becky. These are also creepy but in a totally >> different way. These were done on purpose and I like them! >> >> What do you think? >> >> Tina > > > > I've seen Loretta's site and for some reason I don't find work creepy, > in the same ways that Becky's pictures make my skin crawl. > > Ok, let me be more specific, Loretta's work is a little strange, but > to me it's strange in a surrealist way. Her work reminds me of > Magritte and another fellow who was a photo realistic painter and > who's name I can't remember. > > Becky's shots are just plain creppy. Like Slobodan says, they remind > me of JonBennet Ramsey and the whole junior beauty pageant scene, > which just screams 'mouth breather". There's just something very > disturbing about it. > > > Feli > > > > ________________________________________________________ > feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 > www.elanphotos.com > > > NO ARCHIVE > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information