Jorge said:OTOH, I dont buy this notion that we dont "get it" or that we dont understand the work....perhaps we understand all too well.
James M. Bleifus said:Some images resonate with some people and not others and abstracts seem to resonate with fewer people than other images. Brooks Jensen had an audio blog a few months back where he talked about how abstracts don't sell but he shoots them anyway because he loves them. I'm that way, too.
I was having dinner with some folks who were going on and on about a painting they were going to buy from that 'Painter of Light' guy. I was in a lot of pain because they've bought my work and I can't imagine someone liking my work and that guy's at the same time. So, for me, I don't think that "getting it" or "not getting it" is the issue (though I freely admit that I don't "get" Thomas Kinkaide's work). It's just acknowledging that we all have different tastes.
I do feel that some are being hasty in glossing over the fact that some images don't work on the web. Jorge, I've been looking at your pictures on ebay (I've been waiting impatiently to see your new work since you left the CPG) and some images speak very loudly to me while others don't. The irony is that if I were to see the prints in person it is probably those images on ebay that leave me cold now that I would like the most. I've seen MAS's and Paula's work in person, in books and on the web. They have a quality to them that doesn't translate to web but that I could view indefinitely in person. The method of diplay has a huge imact on the way (or if) an image works.
Cheers,
James
Jorge said:Brooks put it very well in his blog done in Feb 4 titled "Pay the price" Listen to it and you will see what most of us mean.
Jorge said:Mark (the unwashed heretic....kidding Mark).
mark said:And I do not like rodinal either.
This is going to sound bad but what I like about viewing prints on the web is I am not concerned with the technical aspects. I am viewing a copy. I am forced to consider the subject. and everything that goes along with it, Ie. composition, detail etc...
mark said:And I do not like rodinal either.
This is going to sound bad but what I like about viewing prints on the web is I am not concerned with the technical aspects. I am viewing a copy. I am forced to consider the subject. and everything that goes along with it, Ie. composition, detail etc...
Sean said:Do you think in some cases a print that is too well executed can have a negative impact on the overall subject matter?
Much like a reducing glass or thumbnail sketch, web images are a wonderful way to view a composition without the interference of minutiae andextraneous detail. It is not the best way to determine the overall value of a work.Michael A. Smith said:But if the intention of the photograph is that it is to be a work of art, then the web is a poor substitute for the real object. Thinking you have seen a photograph on the web is even worse than thinking you have seen a painting, when all you have seen is a reproduction in an Art History book. But I guess, in this mediated world, second-hand experience is good enough for many people.
Bob Carnie said:I am intrigued with this web thing that is being discussed here.
One of the nicest images I have seen in a long time was posted on the technical gallery a few months back. It was an image of a boy laying on the floor with a bowl and goldfish with this mask on the boys head.
I cannot get this image out of my head, it was that good.No matter how good or bad that image was printed I know it is a killer image. I would know how to print this negative and be very happy with it.
Bob Carnie said:I would like a chance to see Micheal and Paulas images in person as I have only heard of their work and seen it on the web site. To be honest there work looks very good to me and I know seeing it live would be better.
Bob Carnie said:so Sean , I think there are two considerations.. Well executed prints... Wonderfully exposed concepts...
hope you get lucky on both.
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?