Otis Bolsky Gallery: When It's a Photograph

Soo Kim, the Interim Director of Photography at Otis and curator of "When It's a Photograph," discusses several of the photographic works in the exhibit in terms of the unique processes by which they were made, as well as their aesthetic values. "When It's a Photograph" examines contemporary photography's current fascination with collage, cut-outs, photograms and other altered states of the traditional photograph.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• otis
• college
• photography
• soo
• kim
• art
• wolfgang
• tillmans
• james
• welling
• sebastiaan
• bremer
• richard
• galpin
• morgan
• cuppet-michelsen
• yanina
• spizzirri
• sarah
• morton

[blaketake]

i'd hit that

[beautifulRHdrinker]

@cannoir this form/way of "social thinking"... my concerns/ state of mind/psychology are clearly different from the ones (including the philosophy behind the art) presented in the exhibit... is it a crime for me to "yawn" on this? And please help me understand instead of discriminating on me.

[beautifulRHdrinker]

@cannoir  see art as eccentric, instead of seeing art as a heightening of senses, something to be respected...When they say, oooh he's an artist, they say oooh, he's living the eccentric life, which is plain bullshit, don't you think. Anyway, my point is: "yawn" it's too advanced. It's "too advanced" for me to grasp

[beautifulRHdrinker]

@cannoir - no one told me that people in the 3rd world perceive "art" as "eccentric". No one exactly told me, that is. I just felt it and I just saw it...plainly common sense from what I saw from the behavior from many people who just

[Bluwhodesign]

@cannoir - I see many of the popular fine arts today doing things in very large formats or trying to create shock and metal discomfort by approaching subjects like death and pornography to create a buzz like that of the nude once created. I'm not impressed by these tactics, but there does seem to be a need for metal or emotional stimulation in art, what do you think about this shock art or exaggerated size? and what sort of art do you like?

[Bluwhodesign]

@cannoir -true on the golden frame comment, but you've brought up another subject one I see as utmost important. Communication (Expression) art critics always are looking deep into art trying to find emotion and meaning understanding. If you look hard enough you find meaning in a pile of crap or can which ever way the Tate may wish. But if it isn't pleasurable to common people if it doesn't carry some kind of visual message (regardless of how it's taken) does it really have value?

[cannoir]

@Bluwhodesign it depends tho?composition is basically architecture.the thought process, the different tonal values and most importantly the execution subject.too many of the stuff I see out there are "bland".It takes time to pick a theme, to research it,to find the appropriate palette and tonal values for it and frame it.this is what has disappeared.everyone focuses on some sort of "expression" or meaning.You know some ppl think the golden frame is going to make their piece look good lol!

[Bluwhodesign]

@cannoir I wouldn't go as far as you in a particular critique, but much of the modern art I've seen makes me question what art really is or why bother at all; when skill compositions and subjects come second to any silly little gimmick the canvas is a random splash of color, it's clear that the galleries and museums are not producing our next masters and masterpieces but pompous over priced marketing campaigns. If only the curators would spend time on evaluation of what emotion this art creates

[cannoir]

@Bluwhodesign not only backwards but stupid because it compromises both the actual craft and the real vision of the piece.that's like using tracing paper and draw the countours of a picture and call it art.Sheneena's piece should be titled "google map art".

[cannoir]

@beautifulRHdrinker who told you that ppl in the 3rd world ( your analogy because in your mind ) perceive your art as "eccentric" though ? you accuse ppl of exactly what you are guilty of.didn't this country label most of the meaningful artistic work from the 3rd world as "primitive".I was enjoying your post until I read this drivel.