[Leica] Granite, Oklahoma

[kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)]

David,

Thanks for the critique and you are correct.  I isolated the objects when I
took the photos and then even more when I cropped them.  These items are on
poles in the front yard of his house.  It would have been a better photo if
I had stepped back and taken in the whole image - sort of like Keith Carter
did with primitive art in "The Blue Man" and others.  When I go back I will
try that.

Best,

Ken

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[mailto:lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of David
Silver
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2012 5:40 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Granite, Oklahoma

Ken,

They certainly have an appeal of their own, the one seems to be a melding of
the old (a folk art whirligig of some sort) with the new (a more modern
metal interpretation of an owl) while the other is pure modern material
re-purposing, but I think they suffer for lack of a connection to whatever
they decorate.  Were these things standing alone, topping old barns or
houses, marking an entrance to somewhere...what?  They appeal, but fail to
communicate without a context.  Perhaps that context is revealed within the
cultural experience of Granite itself.  The viewer has no way of knowing

Best wishes,

David Silver


On Sun, 15 Jul 2012, Ken Carney wrote:

> Around the town of Granite, I noticed unusual metal sculptures here 
> and there, such as these:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/sculpture2_scan.jpg.html
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/P1010006.jpg.html
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> Someone gave me directions to the home of the artist, who was a very 
> interesting guy.  When I was there, he was getting ready to leave to 
> work on a commission for iron gates for a cemetery in Texas.  He asked 
> if I wanted to come along and photograph the project, but I didn't 
> have time.  Here he is, with his truck:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/P1010012.jpg.html
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> C&C always appreciated.
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> Ken
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