Sunday, February 24, 2013
Monday, February 18, 2013
Juried Show
I am applying to the 2nd International Photography Annual by Manifest.
ABOUT
The goal of Manifest's Annual International Publication of Contemporary Photography is to support the recognition, documentation, and publication of excellent, current, and relevant photographic art on an ongoing annual basis. In 2012 INPHA became the third in a suite of annual Manifest books charting contemporary art around the world. It joined the International Painting Annual and award winning International Drawing Annual as a major new product of Manifest Press. This project represents a further expression of Manifest's unique process for assembling diverse and compelling multi-national projects, as well as its commitment to a wide variety of methods for creative visual expression. Learn more about the INPHA 1 and the artists involved in that first volume here.
Some may say that time and space are simply aspects of light. Light is a symbol of spirituality, purity, consciousness, and enlightenment. Time and distance are measured by the assumed limitation of light. The phenomenon is considered a particle, like dust, and a wave, like energy. Without light, the warmth of the sun, the nourishment of our planet, we would not exist.
We were born with lenses. We are light-based beings.
Today we swim in a sea of light based life. Whole days and weeks are spent interacting with flat screens beaming information across narrow space into our private lenses and brains. The conduit of our communications is light, by many means and many lenses. This is to such a degree as to make photography, light based imagery, nearly invisible. It has become like air. We exist so co-dependently with it that we hardly notice. Yet this does not diminish its power, nor importance. And by way of the INPHA Manifest aims to uncover and contextualize truly exceptional works, those which rise above the every day, which epitomize not only excellent photography (or other lens based work) but exceptional art regardless of the media.
For this call for submissions Manifest is eager to receive works in a wide range of types, including traditional, digital, and experimental photography, video*, and other lens-based work. As with its other Annuals, Manifest is open to unexpected solutions, broad interpretation, and surprise. Works submitted must clearly feature the photographic/lens-based process as a primary, but not exclusive, characteristic.
* note that artists submitting time-based art (video, etc.) must realize that for the purpose of the publication only still imagery will be used to represent the project in print.
ABOUT
The goal of Manifest's Annual International Publication of Contemporary Photography is to support the recognition, documentation, and publication of excellent, current, and relevant photographic art on an ongoing annual basis. In 2012 INPHA became the third in a suite of annual Manifest books charting contemporary art around the world. It joined the International Painting Annual and award winning International Drawing Annual as a major new product of Manifest Press. This project represents a further expression of Manifest's unique process for assembling diverse and compelling multi-national projects, as well as its commitment to a wide variety of methods for creative visual expression. Learn more about the INPHA 1 and the artists involved in that first volume here.
Some may say that time and space are simply aspects of light. Light is a symbol of spirituality, purity, consciousness, and enlightenment. Time and distance are measured by the assumed limitation of light. The phenomenon is considered a particle, like dust, and a wave, like energy. Without light, the warmth of the sun, the nourishment of our planet, we would not exist.
We were born with lenses. We are light-based beings.
Today we swim in a sea of light based life. Whole days and weeks are spent interacting with flat screens beaming information across narrow space into our private lenses and brains. The conduit of our communications is light, by many means and many lenses. This is to such a degree as to make photography, light based imagery, nearly invisible. It has become like air. We exist so co-dependently with it that we hardly notice. Yet this does not diminish its power, nor importance. And by way of the INPHA Manifest aims to uncover and contextualize truly exceptional works, those which rise above the every day, which epitomize not only excellent photography (or other lens based work) but exceptional art regardless of the media.
For this call for submissions Manifest is eager to receive works in a wide range of types, including traditional, digital, and experimental photography, video*, and other lens-based work. As with its other Annuals, Manifest is open to unexpected solutions, broad interpretation, and surprise. Works submitted must clearly feature the photographic/lens-based process as a primary, but not exclusive, characteristic.
* note that artists submitting time-based art (video, etc.) must realize that for the purpose of the publication only still imagery will be used to represent the project in print.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Post #6
New Work:
Inspiration:
Reading Response:
I read about Nan Goldin this week. This reading was really interesting for me because I was actually able to see her work in jacksonville a couple months ago. I can really relate to Goldin because she loved documenting her life and wanted to remember connections she made with the people she loves and that is something I like to do as well. For her, she took pictures, that is the same for me in a way but i also journal, a lot.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Post #5
New Work:
Inspiration:
Reading Response:
I read this week about the Chinese artist (i dont have my book in front of me so i cant remember his name) that studied Oil Painting but decided to go the untraditional route of art making. At first when i saw some of his art work, i was a little uneasy about it. He wanted to unify the world through something other then language, so he decided to use certain things about the human body that connect us all. In one of his pieces, he had 60 women send him used feminine hygiene products. When first saw the image, i was disturbed but as read, i realized why he did the piece and was not as disturbed by it. I have come to really like art that make you uncomfortable, at least it makes you feel something. I would rather look at art like this man's then something that doesn't pull out any emotional reaction from the viewer.
Sunday, February 3, 2013
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