Yeah, I like Gary's photography. Mostly because they compare him to me. :)
I have a statement of purpose because my father asked me what makes me spend the money and my time on THAT?
S. :)
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Steve,
I'd say an epigrammatic statement is optional. One of the best statements of purpose in my opinion:
____ "I photograph to find out what something looks like photographed" - Winogrand.
AZ
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-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Rules From: "SteveS" <sgshiya@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, January 25, 2005 12:51 am To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
The idea of presenting a purpose statement is the purpose for making pictures with photography, not justify what you are presenting.
Ansel said: My purpose is to offer a sense of pressence.
Morely Baer said: My purpose is to follow the path of light.
My purpose with photography is to offer an understanding through metaphor; or not.
Atget said: Look there!
Cartier-Bressens is the famous one: To capture the decisive moment.
If, as you present, the artist statement of purpose is to say: "Here are some interesting ideas," that's it.
A crappy purpose usually tells in the work -- consistancy, that is. Many of us make one good picture; but can you capture was you mean to capture and begin with a statement of purpose, which is to 'step up' as an artist and show.
That's all.
Steve Shapiro ----- Original Message ----- From: <lookaround360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 11:03 AM Subject: RE: Rules
> > > Steve, > > The expression that comes out (conscious or otherwise) in the doing of > the art might have a value to the artist but is less interesting to > others. I think it is better that art reveals something different and > surprising to each person in the audience. The artist may say "Here > are > some interesting ideas, see how they effect you." Rather than, "Here > is what I think about this." > > RE "Truth and Beauty - Picasso said "Art is the lie that tells the > truth." > > AZ > > Build a Lookaround! > The Lookaround Book, 2nd ed. > NOW SHIPPING > http://www.panoramacamera.us > > > > >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: Re: Rules >> From: "SteveS" <sgshiya@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Date: Mon, January 24, 2005 10:53 am >> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" >> <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <lookaround360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Subject: RE: Rules >> -- snip -- >> >> >Originality may be possible but is not a >> > requirement nor are personal statements which more often than not, I >> > believe, diminish the experience of art. >> > >> > AZ >> > >> I heartily dissagree. To define your personal statement is to bring >> the >> unconscious mind to the conscious that makes the art work a much more >> enjoyable process, in terms of satisfaction to what you've set your >> mind >> to >> do. >> >> The original question: what is art for? I believe what several fine >> teachers have said: To enhance the beauty in our lives. Given the >> Aristotelian definition of beauty. "Truth is beauty, beauty is >> truth." >> And, not to omit what Andy Warhol said: "Clean is beauty, beauty is >> clean." >> >> Steve Shapiro > > >
