Sunday, August 22, 2010
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Photographer: Zeny Cieslikowski - Color Film
Uptown Art Fair - August 2010 - Zeny Cieslikowski
lives and works in northern California and creates brilliant
photography in color. He's traveled extensively and is self-taught!
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
High Narrative
I experienced the last class of Photography in a Digital Age at MCAD (Minneapolis College of Art and Design) on Monday evening. What an incredible class we had. The discussions, the ideas we explored were riveting.
I left Monday evening feeling elated, yet at peace. It couldn't have gone any better.
Viewed beautiful work. Shared opinions, feedback, encouragement, critique. Talked about life in relation to photography, and vice versa. What is it about photography that we're aiming for? Is it important? Why is it important? To you? To me? To us? To the world?
What about our culture, and the ever-growing worldwide community? Have we begun to experience life for photography--to show someone else our own view of the world because we want to connect with others, or to show off? Why do we need to share our moments and our views? Do we create photography in order to explore life more deeply through a visual experience and the thoughts it evokes? Do we really need to capture everything we do in life with the camera? Why? Why not? Where is the line to be drawn between living life and documenting it? Can you do both at the same time? By the time you capture a moment on film or sensor, it's gone. But then comes the next one.
So interesting, so engaging, so satisfying. So incomplete. The perfect end to a wonderful class.
I left Monday evening feeling elated, yet at peace. It couldn't have gone any better.
Viewed beautiful work. Shared opinions, feedback, encouragement, critique. Talked about life in relation to photography, and vice versa. What is it about photography that we're aiming for? Is it important? Why is it important? To you? To me? To us? To the world?
What about our culture, and the ever-growing worldwide community? Have we begun to experience life for photography--to show someone else our own view of the world because we want to connect with others, or to show off? Why do we need to share our moments and our views? Do we create photography in order to explore life more deeply through a visual experience and the thoughts it evokes? Do we really need to capture everything we do in life with the camera? Why? Why not? Where is the line to be drawn between living life and documenting it? Can you do both at the same time? By the time you capture a moment on film or sensor, it's gone. But then comes the next one.
So interesting, so engaging, so satisfying. So incomplete. The perfect end to a wonderful class.
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