“An artwork unable to make people feel uncomfortable or to feel different is not one worth creating. This is the difference between the artist and the fool.”
— Ai Weiwei, posted on January 13, 2006, translated by Philip Tinari, in Ai Weiwei’s Blog, ed. by Lee Ambrozy, p. 9.
David Hockney: Photoshop is Boring
I found this video really interesting, one of the world’s most recognised artist-photographers remarking on how much BS is involved in the photographic industry.
…And I can’t help but agree with him (at least most of the time).
Put this in a studio STAT. How cool is this for a photo backdrop?
It’s a lamp installation for Ikea in Lisbon. The guys from LikeArchitects used 1200 light bulbs to make it!
ONE FLOOR UP MORE HIGHLY
Artist Katharina Grosse (facebook)
“One Floor Up More Highly” styrofoam, acrylic on wall, floor, soil and reinforced plastic | MASS MoCA - December 21, 2010 through January 1, 2012. Photography by Art Evans
Believe it or not, I don’t spend all my time on tumblr.
Here are some link to other user profiles of mine elsewhere online.
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Emilia Fox, photographed by Jonathan Ford