“This particular image is from the pool I learned to swim in as a child. In the late 90s some teenagers had a party there and one of them actually drowned. The pool got sued and ended up closing and has since become overgrown and very eerie feeling. I went back with my brother one [...]
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a photograph by Truett Dietz
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged art, photography, Truett Dietz on April 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
There and Not There: the World Trade Center Towers in Art
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged "Man on Wire", "Weather Diaries, "West Side Highway", art, documentaries, James Marsh, Jari Silomäki, Mitch Epstein, Philippe Petit, photography, twin towers, World Trade Center on July 5, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Below are three works of art that include, as part of their subjects, the World Trade Center towers. I. This picture was taken in 1977. Its effect, for a long time, derived mainly from its symbolism – from what its juxtapositions suggest about modern life. A man rests on a cot beside a large American [...]
black family by the sea: a note on interpretation and race
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged manifest destiny, photography, race, William Eggleston on February 3, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Below is a photograph by William Eggleston that I saw on the cover of a book called ‘How to Read a Photograph’ by Ian Jeffrey. I didn’t buy the book (it was in a museum gift shop, and I was on my way out), but I was fascinated by the image, which is beautiful [...]