Check out Tasra Dawson Blog “Who Has Time To Take a Daily Photo” Interview with Thaddeus Miles, FINISHER of Project 365 in 2012. His story and images pack a punch. Take a look! http://tasramar.com/2013/01/time-for-daily-photo/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter. Feel free to leave a comment of her blog.
Hi Thaddeus, I wanted to tell you I had a wonderful time last night at your photography exhibit.
You have incorporated photography, photojournalism and your wonderful knowledge of community into a display that should remind all viewers how beautiful life can and should be. I truly admired “The Beauty of Light”, because it visually reminds me of the stories my mom would tell me about her childhood on Irving Street in Beacon Hill, and my greatgrandmother making her take piano lessons. And I also enjoyed “Happy Trails” because in that photo I thought of my dad born and raised in Maine. And the generations of men in my family back then that were proud porters on the B&M Railroad. The scenery reminds me of a walk my dad took my younger brother and I on when I was about 12.
So I must say, that the evening was bittersweet for me, as I miss my parents deeply everyday. I reminisced through your exhibits that in many ways connected me to peace.
Thank you Thank you Thank you and much love!!
I want to take this moment to thank you all for supporting my 365 project. When I began this journey 260+ days ago, I was sure I would not be able to identify enough photographs to fulfill my promise of posting a new photo every-single-day. When I reached 100 photos, I looked back in shock and realized I had surprised myself. When I reached 200 photos, I began to wonder if I would be able to find another 165 subjects worthy of your review. At 250 photos, I realized that I wanted to make sure I completed my commitment to both myself and my public statement about 365 photos. I began to think about where my lense was searching for meaning and how that connected to my personal views of the world.
As I complete the final 100 days of the 365, I am pleased to share a sneak preview of my next project: The Pillars.
Please join me for an exhibit of select photos from my 365 Project “The Pillars”. The show runs from October 1 – November 21, 2012 and the reception will be held on October 17 from 6pm – 8pm at United South End Settlement.
Two weeks ago I posted two fine art photos showcasing the beauty of a woman’s body. I was excited by some of the positive/negative offline chatter, which made me study harder and explore the history of photographing the human body even more. Today I share a bit of what I’ve learned and look forward to keeping the conversation going online.
The ARTIST Barbara Kruger asks:
When is something art and when is it obscenity? Where do you draw the line?
One recent blogger said:
“I don’t think a line can be drawn in the sand on this subject.
What some may consider acceptable art/nudity others may find distasteful…
I don’t think the debate over what is or is not art has ever been resolved but it would be nice to think it could be sorted here.”
The ARTIST Nancy Spero responds:
I’ve defined pornography as stuff that exploits women’s bodies, and particularly in a harmful way.
I agree with the artist Benny Andrews who weighed in on this debate (perhaps referring to the images of the nude as art)
”… but the other elements that make up an artistic objective would also come into play. Elements like form, line, color, shape, all the things that go to make up an artistic statement through different media. The subject matter is just one of those elements.”
He reminds us that: ” All of us bring experiences to what we look at and that helps determine what we see. The fundamentalist Baptists bring certain references to what they look at. A nonreligious person brings another set. That’s what’s so important about a free society. To allow different expressions.”
My photographs of nudes could best be summed up with the words of writer David Leavitt who said:
“I think they were meant to do all the things that art does-be beautiful formally …”
In Hubpage, M.T. Dremer weighs in on this debate:
“These are all things you’re probably familiar with; the Statue of David, the Venus de Milo and the Sistine Chapel. These are all classic pieces, universally agreed upon that they are, in fact, art. They also have something else in common; they all depict nudity. … but if you re-create that picture or sculpture, with a real-life model and take a picture of her or him, then that same exact image is no longer appropriate.”
So let’s keep talking!
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