Friday 15 June 2012

The photograph as contemporary art - once upon a time

Philip-Lorca diCorcia's image of Eddie Anderson again jumps out of the page for me. The arrangement of the various items in the frame form interesting questions about the composition and the character of the Eddie. Although I think it probably says more about the photographer. I cant image for a moment that he gained enough insight about the subject to be able to arrange this tablue. Clearly the subject was chosen for a preconceived idea.

This notwithstanding, I'm struck by the colours in the image. The highlighted face contrasts strongly with background in much the same fashion as 'Heads'.

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