© Alec Soth I am a big fan of Alec Soth. He is one of the best using fine art photography to document sensitive and relevant stories. He masters storytelling with fine art pictures, his books are wonderful, and if you ever see his prints you will be truly amazed, they are well beyond you [...]
© Jem Southam One of the best landscape photographers of this time. See images here, and here. Jem Southam has been a key figure in British photography for over twenty-five years. Working exclusively in the landscape genre, his prevailing thematic concerns are the changes, large and small, occurring within the British countryside. His photographs are [...]
Long Time, no see? [Oxygo Gym] This is as much time commercial advertisement assumes the reader will spend looking at the ad before moving to the next page … unless the image and the accompanying statement grabs their curiosity from the gut. Only then, perhaps, the viewer will recall the ad 15 minutes after seeing [...]
“I think you want to learn about art because you had an experience of some sort – a totally non-redemptive but vaguely exciting experience, like brushing up against a girl with big boobs in the subway” – Dave Hickey. [sorry for posting this sexist quote, no bad intent from my part - Miguel] Perhaps the [...]
© Raymond Meeks I find the work of Raymond Meeks really fascinating. He uses various types of traditional printing to create wonderful images. Pictures that convey “emotional density”. Part of his creative work include the craft of unique artist books. Raymond’s work is now in exhibition at Candace Dwan Gallery in New York City until [...]
© David Laspina I find the work of David Laspina quite interesting. His photography is diverse and he certainly knows how to make mundane subjects become intriguing. Nice play of color, subjects, textures and light. Most of the photography will be found at the archives section, under projects. The editing of his portfolio needs some [...]
This is for readers in the USA. Via 40 Watt I found the petition for a bipartisan bill (Support the Arts by Co-Sponsoring S. 548 or H.R.1524) that will simply allow artists to take a fair-market value deduction for works given to and retained by nonprofit institutions. It is important enough that I want to [...]
This article, “The terrible toll of art anxiety“, published online at the International Herald Tribune [via arts journal] highlights the many fears people experience when considering to buy art. The anxiety to buy things when people don’t understand what they mean, what they represent or they don’t comprehend their price … even if they can [...]
Some images look so similar that make me question if it is coincidence or copy. I can’t tell what is the situation in this case, but these images look strikingly similar to each other. The one on top is from well known and influential nature photographer Thomas Mangelsen and has sold more than 2 million [...]
© Irving Penn Recent work by the legendary fashion/portrait photographer Irving Penn. It is extraordinary the delicacy and sensitivity of his work, the grace of his portraits reflected in still life images. In exhibition at Pace/MacGill gallery in New York City, from February 21st to March 29th, 2008. See some of the images here. Mr.Penn [...]
