tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38446021.post7228916456840627700..comments2024-01-08T00:59:52.091-07:00Comments on muse-ings: The humdrum portraits trendUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38446021.post-85247520037954697112007-02-01T22:12:00.000-07:002007-02-01T22:12:00.000-07:00Sternfeld, Hanzlova and I'll throw in Dijkstra (an...<i>Sternfeld, Hanzlova and I'll throw in Dijkstra (and agree to disagree), </i><br /><br />Oh - I like Dijkstra.<br /><br />Good comments - thanks Luis<br /><br />And I've been thinking of doing a post about Hanzlova's FOrest worktim athertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17756179153189240704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38446021.post-66427956011155973262007-02-01T20:37:00.000-07:002007-02-01T20:37:00.000-07:00I should add that Soth's portrait of Mikhailov is ...I should add that Soth's portrait of Mikhailov is not one of my favorites. That white shelf edge behind his head really draws the viewers' attention away from the great thing he did with the carrots, the expression, and his solvency in front of the camera (as good as any models').Luishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14942782882001678270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38446021.post-76028370575815866482007-02-01T20:32:00.000-07:002007-02-01T20:32:00.000-07:00The problem with so many of these deadpan (express...The problem with so many of these deadpan (expressionless), decontextualized, anonymous pictures is that they provide very little.<br /><br /> Some of Ruf's heads, when seen in their supersized print form, took on a Chuck-Close-ean aura of sorts, as if we were privy to an intimate view, yet one devoid of any intimacy. The passivity of the subject, combined with the above, makes for a tenuous hold on our attention. <br /><br /> Struth's were different, IMO, because the subjects were significant persons in the arts, and in some cases, in his own range of influences, though they were hardly hommages.<br /><br /> Sternfeld, Hanzlova and I'll throw in Dijkstra (and agree to disagree), begin fleshing out ideas and adding implied/captioned narratives of sorts, specially with the longitudinal portraits, something sorely lacking in photography (in spite of Nicholas Nixon, and Milton Rogovin whose work I feel is severely underappreciated!)and consequently some context.Luishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14942782882001678270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38446021.post-10655906250784990422007-02-01T19:46:00.000-07:002007-02-01T19:46:00.000-07:00Have to agree - it's sort of Borg-like the way it'...Have to agree - it's sort of Borg-like the way it's taking over<br /><br />For some of the "ho hum" ones (the Collective?), check out the likes of Michelle Sank; Yvonne Todd; Amy Elkins; Shen Wei or Sarah MartinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com