Folio Blog - Photo: May 2014

Saturday 24 May 2014

Theme - Ambiguous (This could be our theme?)

"something is happening...?!"

ambiguous

amˈbɪgjʊəs/

adjective

adjective: ambiguous

open to more than one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning.

"ambiguous phrases"
- not clear or decided.
  
  "the election result was ambiguous"
  
  synonyms: equivocal, ambivalent, open to debate, open to argument, arguable,debatable; More
  
  antonyms: unambiguous, clear
- with

event

ɪˈvɛnt/

noun

noun: event; plural noun: events

a thing that happens or takes place, especially one of importance.

"the momentous political events of the late 1980s"
- a planned public or social occasion.
  
  "staff have been holding a number of events to raise money for charity"
  
  synonyms: occurrence, happening, proceeding, episode, incident, affair,circumstance, occasion, business, matter, experience, eventuality,phenomenon; More
- each of several particular contests making up a sports competition.
  
  "he repeated the success in the four-lap, 600 cc event"
  
  synonyms: competition, contest, tournament, round, heat, game, match, fixture,meet, meeting, encounter; More
- PHYSICS
  
  a single occurrence of a process, e.g. the ionization of one atom.

Jealous Curator - SOOOO Jealous!

Here is a wonderful blog called Jearlous Curator. Essentially it is a Damn! I wish I thought of that!
Awesome artists and inspiration.

http://www.thejealouscurator.com/blog/

My favourite is the photography and the ZINEs!!!!! OH! And the sculptures

Cool interview below with the artist / blogger of Jealous Curator

Regeneration in art

What is regenerate?................

How can you regenerate an idea?

Can you even stop making new ideas?

I search "What is regeneration in art?" and....

Quote

If your photograph is not good, you are not close enough - Robert Capa

http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MAGO31_10_VForm&ERID=24KL535353

Daido Moriyama - Fasinating....

He photograms with an ordinary compact camera and never stops shooting. He is one of Japan's most celebrated photographers.

What is fascinating is the ambiguity of some of his image.

http://www.moriyamadaido.com/english/#
Above is his website of beautiful images

Saturday 17 May 2014

Anthony Goicolea

http://www.anthonygoicolea.com/

Fantastic Photographer who uses himself in his shots. Cutting and pasting of himself and also uses props and costumes.
Issues of sexuality, school, religion and also landscapes.

"the strange sense of nostalgia for something I have never been a part of or experienced directly."
http://www.anthonygoicolea.com/NewAnthonySite/press/2009/Out_Jan_09.pdf