JohnKok said:
yeh, shes wearing fake lashes and contacts. Normally asian girls have short lashes so they always want to enhance them =(
Thank you very much for your point of view, its very interesting =)
Do you personally feel that our character is in line with our level of personal development and out age ( or at least experience in life ) ?
Yes...it's a shame that she'd want to alter her eyes like that...even without the fake eyelashes (always thought such things were tacky ever since I was a kid anyway) her eyes are very big and beautiful. She's no anime character, for crap's sake!
If you group these pictures with her statements, all you see is a girl who either gives her personality more depth than it has through words, or a girl who hides her personality for the sake of being a shallow, but socially acceptable, person. Then again, her responses seem to be a dime a dozen...maybe she's just not an interesting person.
Interesting.
hahaha you see, in my art work, I capture my subjects exactly as they as despite what she says about herself and what she does in the pictures.
I do not provide any direction nor contaminate the subject with my influence nor point of view.
Everything in the photos, everything in each word and sentence belongs to the subject and none of mine.
I feel that this is what distinguish me and my peers as my artwork has a sense of unbiased realism.
All of this raw data is completely up to the audience to process and interpret to their content =D
But of course, I must constantly work hard on my technical skills as a photographer to improve the presentation of my work to make it better. But this is the general idea =)
As for the background and place i choose, this sort of captures an element of fate to my work. Its like it is fate that we have to shoot at this place at this particular moment ( i hope i am making sense )
That begs the question, are these candid shots? I doubt it... Did she decide on how she wanted to pose?
You should definitely include this explanation in your works...besides her god awful makeup, her clothing choice is fine. The setting is fine. You probably could have gotten some better shots from different angles on some of them, but other than that, fine. I think the biggest thing here is the lack of correlation between the pictures and her words.
With this explanation, it can be said that you did your job in taking pictures of a girl you thought was cute.
She just happened to appear as a fake and kitschy girl. It doesn't change others' views towards the picture, but it would alter my view towards the artist just a little bit.
Hmm .. by first carriage picture you meant #1 ?
Yes...the carriage is the thing at the end of her necklace.
Then again, do you believe in the "healing power of art" ? hahahah
erm ... pardon me, what do you mean by carriage ? A fancy word for pose ? haha
From my point of view is simple, all of my work both photographic and literal combines into one huge artwork which entirely, totally symbolizes Tania Zheng at this particular space and time.
Or at least, at that moment in space and time of which the photos were written and interview was done.
The interpretation of each picture's relation to each other and her statements are entirely up to the discretion of the observing audience =) You !
Then again, they also say sometimes art is garbage and garbage is art. But sometimes garbage is also garbage XD
I hope i am not crazy
Mm...that's why I can only judge this work on a personal level. As I said, I'm sure it inspires a lot of people...especially fashion-wise. It just doesn't inspire me in the way you probably intended it. If I wanted to do some kind of commercial for a cute jewelry line, though, you and Tania would be top on my list for people to call.
Yes, I believe in the healing power of art, which, again, can either be conveyed on a personal or public level. Be it emotional, mental, or physical disability, I believe that art can heal it all...just, when creating it, you have to think of the audience you have in mind first.
floffyschneeman said:
This is an interesting view
One that should be considered, I think. Most aspiring artists fail to see their responsibility as artists. You make art on what ever reasons you have but generally, you are expressing something personal or an idea you want to convey. Thus, it is your responsibility to evoke that particular emotion to people or at least evoke something that would have a significant effect on them when they see/experience your art.
I like the idea of art as creative catalyst giving birth for another thought or concept that would in turn continue to inspire another idea.
While we are on that matter, is it safe to say then that there is no such thing as ''art for art sakes''? (hmm)
I think I love you a little bit
I think there IS such thing as "art for art's sake", but it's the art that you make without giving a honeysuckle who thinks what about it. It's the art that kindergarteners and dirt poor painters and old guys do. It's the art that you make when you're ******* pissed and the only thing you can think of is trying to get that slimy, disgusting, leeching feeling off your chest. That's art for art's sake, and I love it.
IF, however, you are planning art for publishing, then you can't JUST do it for the sake of art. It's your job, your bread maker, and just like any other, you need to put the customer first.
That isn't to say that art driven by personal experience isn't worth selling - it happens all the time, but the artist usually doesn't
intend for it to happen. Sometimes another person can simply relate to the way your mind works and the way you express it with your hands (this goes with ANY type of art, including writing). A good example for this is all those old, dead artists whose paintings are now worth a fortune. I bet none of those guys expected to be so famous and "wealthy," but they are now.
And I'll tell you what, half of their painitngs and sculptures I couldn't relate to or even see the POINT in to save my life.
However, that's OKAY because they didn't paint half of those pieces for me or anyone else. It just so happens that someone DID like it...someone with great influence...and showed other people how to like it as well.
I like that picture too. I believe it was the only one where she was not trying or posing to look cute.
I think it would be nice too, to take candid pictures instead of posed ones. It would be more about what she really is when no one is looking at her (hmm)
Yes, more candid shots would have served this purpose much better. Perhaps have someone help you while you were interviewing her..you could have taken shots as she was talking. Walk around with her during the interview and get
those moments. Take her into a store and see how she reacts. That kind of thing.