Art Photos - Photos of Art anyone ?

[icebear]

Have you taken photos of art ?
Sculptures, paintings, performances, museums, architecture - show some :

As there is a documentation of 25 Years The Gates Central Park NYC by Christo & Jeanne Claude currently showing on HBO, I digged into my negatives and scanned two shots.

 

[mike kim]

Sculptures in the Getty Center. Rolleiflex 3.5F

 

[dmr]

Outdoor artworks, yes, here are a few blog items ...

http://omababe.blogspot.com/2007/09/o-bang-double-take.html
http://omababe.blogspot.com/2007/10/cross-processing-bean.html
http://omababe.blogspot.com/2007/09/streetcar-named-dundee.html
http://omababe.blogspot.com/2007/01/forbidden-images-polishing-bean.html

 

[bmattock]

Performance art. The guy (Satori Circus) was actually pretty good. No one got it, unfortunately.

 

[bmattock]

The Art of Belly Dance

The Art of Belly Dance

Abida Blaze:

 

[bmattock]

CloudGate:

 

[Keith]

I was pretty lucky to be involved with a piece known as the 'Osprey Roost' from it's final stages of construction to it's instalation near a coastal mangrove area!

 

[bigdog]

This thread raises a question....does taking a photo of someone else's art make you feel like you're utilizing another persons work/vision as part of your own?

Does it make it more difficult to take full credit if an image is successful as compared to something created "wholly on your own"? Valid point....yes/no?

I recall one photographer saying his belief is "unless you can add something significant to the piece in your image, then don't take the photo".

I have some images of sculpture ....the shapes and materials the artist used and the lighting and placement provided by the museum is something I believe help make the images successful.

I'm not raising the question to be critical, but rather to solicit discussion.

 

[sting-ray]

Here in Melbourne I believe, though I may be wrong, that you are actually infringing on copyright by taking a photo of an artwork such as a sculpture and calling the photograph your own artwork. Obviously public sculpture is part of the street photography landscape, and indeed even photos of people looking at art in a gallery can be accepted as creatively belonging to the photographer...
Ultimately I think looking at a photograph of a work of art it is pretty clear cut and easy to make the distinction between copying or documenting and making something new out of an existing artwork.

 

[lZr]

part of a monument

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=56547&d=1204356820

 

[lZr]

Environmental art

 

[Ducky]

Hands by Rodin. Rodin museum, Philadelphia.

 

[larmarv916]

Yes, we enjoy shooting both art and historical objects of art history in musuems. As many times these are great for use in lecutres and also illustrations of important historical objects and so often badly shown in books. Also for many friends who may never see these items first hand. Iam going to do a couple of posts as I do not want to Hog the thread..Best to All Laurance

 

[wray]

 

[nicoy3k]

These were all taken at the MOMA last weekend.

 

[rbiemer]

Art is on the left.
Rob