bitterlawngnome: Three more portfolio reviews today. Some

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bitterlawngnome) wrote,
@ 2008-05-02 21:45:00

Three more portfolio reviews today.

Some really good connections.

If it wasn't already apparent, the kind of work I do is not in vogue at the moment LOL

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	mondragon 2008-05-03 01:53 am UTC (link)
	In your opinion, what _is_ in vogue at the moment? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	bitterlawngnome 2008-05-03 02:15 am UTC (link)
	Casual, candid, not-composed, manipulated colour, low tech, informal, faux-candid. Urban decay. Repurposed found materials. Photoshop. Of course for every artist using them brilliantly there are 50 who don't understand why they're doing it, just doing it cause the popular girls are doing it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

art_thirst
2008-05-03 04:34 am UTC (link)

Amen! I was wondering what your response would be. Actually, I'm fairly frustrated with several students I have in my digital photo class. The talked about animation all semester long. I asked them, "What about THIS class?" I asked the entire class to make photo web galleries with artist statements. The animation students actually had the nerve to say all they cared about was animation and wrote not a single word about the photos in the web gallery taken in class. I'm saying all that because I always have to get them to unlearn Photoshop and learn how to use the camera yet, it seems to make little to no impression in the end. Obviously, they're only getting average grades.

And, in a couple of weeks we will see about the BPBLG pics. ;-)

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	elaine4queen 2008-05-03 01:49 pm UTC (link)
	animators are sweet little robotic nerds. but not necessarily artists... oh and... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bitterlawngnome 2008-05-03 01:56 pm UTC (link)
	strike the pose (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	elaine4queen 2008-05-03 01:57 pm UTC (link)
	DO IT! (Reply to this)(Parent)

bitterlawngnome
2008-05-03 01:54 pm UTC (link)

BPBLG?

I think with students the playing field is a little bit different - and it's much easier to immerse yourself in tech than to learn the hard trick of thinking critically about whatever you do. I mean it's easy to measure "success" when it's defined as "competent use of tools" right? it gets really difficult when trying to assess whether one is doing what one is supposed to and just because other people aren't getting it does that necessarily mean I'm doing it wrong? messy :)

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	art_thirst 2008-05-03 02:47 pm UTC (link)
	BPBLG=Bill Pusztai BitterLawnGnome. Sorry for the cryptic stupidity. (Reply to this)(Parent)

fargonrob
2008-05-03 02:18 am UTC (link)

As trite as this may sound, neither were a large number of artists.

Your work is brilliant. That will shine though.

Start shooting pics of street kids and watch your booking go up. Shoot pictures of cars totaled in accidents, put them in red frames if someone died in the accident and watch them say it makes a statement.

Problem is, these are not your vision. As such, not worth your time.

in or out of vogue, it doesn't matter. Your vision is what matters, it shines.

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	bitterlawngnome 2008-05-03 02:21 am UTC (link)
	uh yeah well the pendulum swings eh? at some point formalism will be back en vogue and then people will accuse me of being a Heather. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	artistik1 2008-05-03 02:29 am UTC (link)
	Just keep on doing what you love to do. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bitterlawngnome 2008-05-03 02:34 am UTC (link)
	There really is no choice in my case, it has to be rewarding in and of itself or there's no point in my doing it. I'm one of those people who does art cause he can't not. It's not a matter of defying the trends or whatever. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	artistik1 2008-05-03 04:58 am UTC (link)
	Amen! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	fargonrob 2008-05-03 02:52 am UTC (link)
	Then you can go in a spree, but if your work represents your vision and the changes are in reason, perhaps your seen as the one that was right. Yea I know, and Monkeys can fly out of my butt, but I still like your work. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bitterlawngnome 2008-05-03 03:11 am UTC (link)
	right? I think one wants both formal and informal art in the world. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	marian_w 2008-05-03 03:01 am UTC (link)
	Not in vogue? Screw vogue. Yay Art! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	bitterlawngnome 2008-05-03 03:10 am UTC (link)
	Screw Vogue? ow. LOL (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marian_w 2008-05-03 03:53 am UTC (link)
	There's something to be said for composition, I was about to go on a bit of a spiel about it but I lost my train of thought. What I do know is that a composed image has more of an emotional impact for me, which makes it all the more beautiful. I can't make any of my sentences make sense for some reason. Bed time. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bitterlawngnome 2008-05-03 01:55 pm UTC (link)
	Well not surprisingly I think composition is the single most important element of an image. But that's just me. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	urso 2008-05-03 08:31 pm UTC (link)
	The magazine's not thick enough. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	art_thirst 2008-05-03 04:37 am UTC (link)
	Hey Miss Marian, I hadn't realized you were here. It's always good to see you you beautiful sweet Miss. ;-) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marian_w 2008-05-08 11:16 pm UTC (link)
	Hey =) I've been on for a couple years now, but I've been posting more and more sporadically of late. It's good to see you too! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	Take 2 gmjambear 2008-05-03 07:13 am UTC (link)
	Not in vogue at the moment? When is art ever in or out of vogue? shrug Then again, networking is important. (Reply to this)

	arcane_nitehawk 2008-05-03 02:19 pm UTC (link)
	Then for one brief and shining moment everyone had to have a picture of a dark skinned man holding fruit on their wall. It was a wonderful time to be alive. (Reply to this)

	Beauty's where you find it. bigmacbear 2008-05-03 03:33 pm UTC (link)
	Re: fargonrob's comment about shooting pics of street kids, I can just see you bringing kids off the street into the studio and getting them to pose in the manner to which you are accustomed. (Er, no.) But I don't think that's what he had in mind. Also, I think that if you want your pictures in Vogue, your subjects will need to have more clothes on. ;-) (Reply to this)

zancro
2008-05-03 05:31 pm UTC (link)

We explore what we are intuitively drawn to. I've always been a huge fan of what you do and I'm am internationally unknown... so... it must be worth something!

However... I feel your pain a little with regard to all the over photoshopped looks that are so popular right now. That hard edged thing that just looks like an illustration... not photography... is everywhere. I have nothing against illustration... I think it can be quite wonderful... but the line has been blurred between the two... I've played with it a little... but it never looks right to my eye for my work... not entirely... but I've always been more "Group f 64" purist than anything.

And yes... the pendulum swings... and at some point... all this over processing will look like mullets and fluorescent shoelaces.

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	bitterlawngnome 2008-05-03 08:43 pm UTC (link)
	or more precisely, like CorelDraw clipart from 1995 :) Edited at 2008-05-03 08:44 pm UTC (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zancro 2008-05-04 04:11 am UTC (link)
	85... 95... it all blurs together... and your description is VERY accurate! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	faceforwords 2008-05-05 02:28 am UTC (link)
	Glad you're making connections. Trends come and go, but I think the swing away from surrealism has already begun. Your work is unique and very 'you' in the execution, comp and processing. I love it. (Reply to this)

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