"First of all, you have to have a bad camera"

[GSNfan]

The expectations are so low from still photograph that any loony with a pinhole camera can have his exhibitions... I blame this on the art establishment that likes to label any crap as 'art' so they could sell it.

 

[RayPA]

I am really glad to have seen a fairly extensive exhibition of his works in Stockholm in 2008. I think many, if not most of his work only alludes to being photographs, at least in the way we perceive them today. In a sense, he is the same as Daido Moriyama and many other contemporary photographers, concerned more about the act and the process than the technicalities or the results. Always bending what's on the negative, cropping, blowing up, and framing in strange ways.

I agree. Although, the first time I saw Tichy's work I thought he was similar to Araki--not technique-wise, obviously. I find them similar, because they both seem to willingly put a lot of themselves into their work. So much so, that when I look at the work of both, I can't help but get drawn in past/beyond the image to the artist's psyche. And that's a very different experience than looking at the work of most photographers where it's all surface or where the emphasis is on the subject matter. The work of an artist such as Tichy or Araki is beautiful on the surface, but it's also a little creepy because of where it can take you.

I think a telling point that for a lot of these types of artist/photographers is that there really isn't a signature photo. There really isn't a signature Tichy image or a signature Daido or Araki. A lot of their individual photos are weaker on their own. They need the context, the whole ball of wax that is the artist and the body of work.





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[jbrianfoto]

So, if someone were to publish a book of his photos of women, would it be titled "Women are... Ugly"?