Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George, First, I really appreciate this thread. The images you posted are frankly, boring rehash of the past hundred years or so. I see quite a few portfolio's coming off SCAD students and it is more of the same. I guess what I am really saying is that we are in an inter period waiting for the genius who will push us forward. To my eye, Kyle's basement jump pictures are far more bleeding edge than what was shown. No disrespect, those folks are making money and selling images and I am not in their demographic anyway. As a non genius, I can't point the way forward, except to suggest that it will not be a female form in whatever raiment or contortion. I think that it will come out of the gay community. My gut is that culture is finally feeling confident enough to really come out of the closet and publicly push the boundaries, not just in an annual gay pride parade. My other suggestion is that the death culture, whether it is the heroin chick, or the degraded view of the model has just about run it's course. Probably some orthogonal right angle that none of us see now. I have also been seeing some interesting images coming out of the hip hop community. Different culture with many of the correct societal filters removed, a lot earthier and a lot more sexual tension hinted at in the best images. One example that I can't lead too was one of my associates that was at the LA Art Institute. Her fashion portfolio was ordinary items draped in a home situation or hanging out to dry with the LA city scape in the background. If I get permission I will post some links. Sorry to not be more visual at this point. On Nov 30, 2007 5:35 PM, Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com> wrote: > Philippe Orlent and I have delved into a discussion of avant-garde > photography. > By this I mean absolutely fresh, cutting edge, pushing limits, new? > Do you have links for us to look at what you may believe to be such? > These may be genre specific: as in cutting edge photo journalism, > fine art, portraiture, etc. > > example: fashion: < http://community.livejournal.com/foto_decadent> > > thoughts? > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george@imagist.com > www.imagist.com > Picture A Week - www.imagist.com/paw_07 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Don don.dory@gmail.com