No one other than Kertesz can be Kertesz. He existed in his time with his experience - that time is over and done, as is he. Depardon could just as easily be a camel as he could be Kertesz - it's not a limitation.
I don’t quite get the point. Are we saying we can’t use Kertész’s work as a comparison just because he’s gone? If his photos still move us, doesn’t that prove his art transcends time? We’re talking about photography here, right? It’s not like Kertész was using a telescope or something.
Caricatures of artists are, at least.
I’d argue that all artists
need to be selfish to create — it kind of comes with the territory. And honestly… that’s perfectly fine.
"I am selfish, but that's an attribute that all artists possess."
Robert Mapplethorpe