tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post8995884555055469034..comments2023-08-20T05:06:10.517-04:00Comments on The Year in Pictures: A Big QuestionThe Year in Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03523797971986864363noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-76945865163100752612008-05-02T22:31:00.000-04:002008-05-02T22:31:00.000-04:00nice and funny picturenice and funny picturesitucitayamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486055111260681773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-42078246510210896362008-04-09T23:57:00.000-04:002008-04-09T23:57:00.000-04:00Words and pictures may be a dynamic combination, e...Words and pictures may be a dynamic combination, edN -- but not always. I do not intend this to be a personal attack on Kate and her work at all, but surely I wasn't the only person to be offended by this statement:<BR/><BR/>"It is meant to shine a light on the typical early 30s North American white male, and how he interacts with the world around him."<BR/><BR/>Sketch of a personality - yes. <BR/>Typical early 30s North American white male - no. Not even close.<BR/>(Typical? What the hell is "typical"?)<BR/><BR/>This is precisely why I cannot stand hearing any sort of artist "justify" or "explain" their work! Kate's fiance is not a typical early 30s North American white male. He is himself. He is representative of himself.<BR/><BR/>Kate's work is stunning - on its own. But hearing (reading) her explain it... ugh. This is why I grimaced through my art history classes and eventually dropped out of my hands on photo classes - I couldn't stand hearing the instructor TELL us what a photo meant. <BR/><BR/>I cannot be the only one who dismisses artist's statements as bunk. Kate is a photographer, and a damn fine one at that. Let the photos do the explaining. Keep the words far, far away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-74608061910953194372008-04-09T12:08:00.000-04:002008-04-09T12:08:00.000-04:00Absolutely touching. So personal and yet she is sh...Absolutely touching. So personal and yet she is sharing with us. Beautiful.Alice Olivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726631444593912661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-17051494817232406092008-04-09T09:40:00.000-04:002008-04-09T09:40:00.000-04:00I think it's always useful to experiment with look...I think it's always useful to experiment with looking at sets of images like this *outside* their verbal or biographical context. How would we feel about them if the project were untitled? If the project were titled a salubrious version of "Ongoing Portrait of the North American Male"? If we knew (or suspected) that the subject were *not* a fiancé but a model?<BR/><BR/>I wonder if one should try to have one's cake and eat it too? Meaning, is this a personal statement that answers the title question or is it a sociological exploration of a 'type'? About an individual or a class? Is it a collective portrait of a subject or of a photographer?<BR/><BR/>Words and pictures? Always a dynamic combination that will increase, rather than decrease ambiguity. And be noticed.<BR/><BR/>...edNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-60428959412326680892008-04-09T02:22:00.000-04:002008-04-09T02:22:00.000-04:00inspiring and well put together projectit's quite ...inspiring and well put together project<BR/><BR/>it's quite a nice coincidence as recently I stumbled upon a site: "<A HREF="http://www.theoneswelove.org/home.html" REL="nofollow">the ones we love</A>" the idea is indeed beautiful :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-87220031417769018612008-04-08T16:44:00.000-04:002008-04-08T16:44:00.000-04:00John,I see what you are saying and these thoughts ...John,<BR/>I see what you are saying and these thoughts are not yet fully formed so perhaps I have not explained my ideas clearly. Basically I see this project as the sketch of a personality, but a layered and complex personality which I feel is only truly attainable through multiple portraits,<BR/>Kate.Kate Hutchinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13737041206822119361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-14515951423263793682008-04-08T13:37:00.000-04:002008-04-08T13:37:00.000-04:00thanks so much for posting this... i am so intrigu...thanks so much for posting this... i am so intrigued and fascinated...and inspired:)Joetta M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00785388460868335362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-69012022698245102892008-04-08T13:33:00.000-04:002008-04-08T13:33:00.000-04:00There seems to be a disconnect between not disclos...There seems to be a disconnect between not disclosing details because she wants him to represent "every man" and her statement about multiple portraits being the key to discovering the essence of the individual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777454663138389757.post-9289799953745846812008-04-08T12:22:00.000-04:002008-04-08T12:22:00.000-04:00I think Kate's series 'Irish Grandmother' is also ...I think Kate's series 'Irish Grandmother' is also really quite beautiful. She instigated a 'print swap' with me recently from this series for one of my own images and I couldn't be happier to own one of her prints. What a great email thread about her work and thoughts- thanks for posting it!Jennifer Loeberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03735153213446474984noreply@blogger.com