Jörg Colberg on artist statements
Posted 9 March, 2006 in Op-Ed
Jörg Colberg wrote an excellent piece on fine art photographers’ artist statements that I couldn’t possibly agree more with. It begins:
"It’s interesting (and a bit sad) that when you look at what is commonly called fine-art photography it always comes with a statement, which typically contains some sort of explanation or motivation for the photography. You never get to see something like ‘I just wanted to take some beautiful photos’…"
Continue reading, then read the follow-up.
Just going through his site, check out the rest of his blog, Conscientious, it’s quite good.
Via slowlight
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April 19, 2006 at 11:36 am -
Why must we explain art?…
Grayson Perry has written a great piece in the Times about explaining art. Quoting only the really good stuff would require including almost the entire article, but here are a few nuggets:
I am asked to talk about my art sometimes. I sense that hunger…
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