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DwF
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Andrew Johns
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Two from Fort Casey on Whidbey Island, WA.
Vince Lupo
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Two from Fort Casey on Whidbey Island, WA.
Wow this one really messes with your eyes and perspective! Nice shot.
airfrogusmc
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Nice one Allen -- very clever!
Just got my 12.5cm f/2.5 Hektor back from Frank Marshman -- I replaced the rear element with one that didn't look like it had been cleaned with steel wool, and consequently needed the infinity focus readjusted.
Yeah I'd say we got it dialed in now 🙂
iPad Riley by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
Thanks Vince
How was the opening? I wish that i could have been there.
airfrogusmc
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Thanks Rob.
Vince Lupo
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It was so-so -- only about 20 people attended (a few of whom were employees of the place), no sales, a lot of leftover food. Ah well.
One person called my work 'unsettling'. Can't keep viewers too comfortable, can we!
airfrogusmc
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I see unsettling as a compliment. Hopefully it gets people to think. In my opinion the worst thing that can happen is the work gets no response at all. Congrats again and I find the work powerful and thought provoking. I have spent time there (New Mexico) myself and your work puts me there. I can smell the pinion and feel the dry air.
airfrogusmc
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Vince Lupo
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Yes I agree -- for me the opposite of love isn't hate, it's indifference. Believe it or not I almost had one piece censored from the show, but the visual arts curator and I talked it over and it remained in the show.
I'm heading back out to NM and TX in early December for 12 days. Pecan harvest in NM and cotton harvesting in TX.
airfrogusmc
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Censored? Are you kidding me? Which image?
Vince Lupo
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This one:
We Do It The Old Way by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
The visual arts curator asked me to write a little something about this photo, in case someone had questions about it. This is what I wrote:
‘WE DO IT THE OLD WAY’
This photo was taken in February 2015 on Hwy 64, just east of Taos, New Mexico.
Many of the scenes that I photograph out West are ones that stop me in my tracks (usually of the ‘what the heck is that?!’ variety). This scene was certainly no exception.
At the time I stood in front of this scene, I regarded it as an extreme version of a ‘No Trespassing’ sign, and treaded very carefully as I took the photo.
One might ask why I even bothered to take (and now display) this photo. New Mexico is referred to as ‘The Land of Enchantment’, and certainly there are many things that are enchanting about that state and the West as a whole. However, there are some things out there that aren’t so enchanting, and this was one them.
As I write in my artist statement, “Oftentimes I’m confronted with religious symbols which serve as reminders of an adherence to tradition – but not without visible conflict.” ‘WE DO IT THE OLD WAY’ is a great example of this visible conflict.
As I am continuing to understand what the West means to me, I’m obliged to photograph not only the things that are great about the West, but also some of the things that aren’t necessarily so great.
If go to the 'Photogs/Photo Exhibits' section here on RFF, you can see the entire show under my 'Vince Lupo's Mapping the West at Leica Store DC' thread on the last page.
DwF
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Vince,
Congratulations again on your show but also your handling and treatment of this image as you did. While it's nice to let images speak for themselves, your words adding a personal touch were fine.
I'm finding that there is so much political in what makes it to the walls these days. Visiting the Biennale at the Whitney this summer, I was and continue to be struck by how what is included in a show like the Biennale by and large has to be strident and political, but correctly so, as in dealing with protected groups, about oppression or coming out and so on. I both understand the very real plight of such groups and celebrate their liberation, but a lot of expression not dealing in those areas becomes stifled in the environment our curators seem to embrace. I guess i digressed.....
David
Congratulations again on your show but also your handling and treatment of this image as you did. While it's nice to let images speak for themselves, your words adding a personal touch were fine.
I'm finding that there is so much political in what makes it to the walls these days. Visiting the Biennale at the Whitney this summer, I was and continue to be struck by how what is included in a show like the Biennale by and large has to be strident and political, but correctly so, as in dealing with protected groups, about oppression or coming out and so on. I both understand the very real plight of such groups and celebrate their liberation, but a lot of expression not dealing in those areas becomes stifled in the environment our curators seem to embrace. I guess i digressed.....
David
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airfrogusmc
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Thnaks David
Oregon Illinois.
Oregon Illinois.
airfrogusmc
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This one:
We Do It The Old Way by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
The visual arts curator asked me to write a little something about this photo, in case someone had questions about it. This is what I wrote:
‘WE DO IT THE OLD WAY’
This photo was taken in February 2015 on Hwy 64, just east of Taos, New Mexico.
Many of the scenes that I photograph out West are ones that stop me in my tracks (usually of the ‘what the heck is that?!’ variety). This scene was certainly no exception.
At the time I stood in front of this scene, I regarded it as an extreme version of a ‘No Trespassing’ sign, and treaded very carefully as I took the photo.
One might ask why I even bothered to take (and now display) this photo. New Mexico is referred to as ‘The Land of Enchantment’, and certainly there are many things that are enchanting about that state and the West as a whole. However, there are some things out there that aren’t so enchanting, and this was one them.
As I write in my artist statement, “Oftentimes I’m confronted with religious symbols which serve as reminders of an adherence to tradition – but not without visible conflict.” ‘WE DO IT THE OLD WAY’ is a great example of this visible conflict.
As I am continuing to understand what the West means to me, I’m obliged to photograph not only the things that are great about the West, but also some of the things that aren’t necessarily so great.
If go to the 'Photogs/Photo Exhibits' section here on RFF, you can see the entire show under my 'Vince Lupo's Mapping the West at Leica Store DC' thread on the last page.
Sometimes documentary work is a miror of society. You just turned your camera on what you saw. And these type of racial attitudes are still alive and well today unfortunatly. I'm glad it wasn't pulled. Great work Vince. Frank caught flack for the Americans.
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