Andy Summers in black and white

areaeleven · Jun 10, 2009

Andy has some work showing at Luminato in Toronto at the moment. The Globe and Mail did a quick interview with him and his showmates. It has some interesting thoughts:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/andy-summers-in-black-and-white/article1175353/

I like:

With digital of course, there are some people doing incredible things with colours. But I don't think it has the same power as black and white,

but then again he's saying something I want to hear

Cheers

Colin Corneau · Jun 10, 2009

I loved that interview. One quibble: no one seeing, for example, Edward Burtynsky's work in colour will say it lacks impact or power. Among many examples.

Really wish I could have attended this event - respect to the guy for his devotion and obvious talent.

jd callow · Jun 10, 2009

Colour film used with purpose can be every bit as powerful, if not more so, than black and white and to identify colour with digital and film with B&W annoys me to no end.

Colin Corneau · Jun 10, 2009

Not wanting to detract from Mr. Summers' excellent work and long-time devotion, though....I absolutely love hearing about long-term projects like this.

mabman · Jun 11, 2009

Other than the above, the "WTF?" quote for me in the article is "...Leica has a custom Ralph Gibson signature model of its MP film camera – a camera that has the older, more tactile feel of manually changing the f-stops and shutter speeds and demands that photographers get relatively close to their subjects...." (emphasis mine) - unless they've glued a 35mm or shorter lens to it, I don't see how that statement makes any sense.

Andy Summers in black and white

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