Monthly Photo Comp Discussion Thread...

However, in the competitions here we are not permitted to alter the pictures we take.

 

Not knowing about photography, I did wonder whether the sharpness of a photo was something more easily acquired with a better quality camera. (I know that it also requires a steady hand).

It is pertinent what you say about overcoming our bias and (a) acknowledging the skill of the painter (which I tend to do) but, more interestingly (b) try to acknowledge (perceive?) how successfully they transferred what they had in their head...a somewhat more tentative deduction. It rather begs the question that the artist was clear about this in the first place...not always the case? I am sure many artists enjoy the ambiguity of how their work comes across i.e. lending itself to many interpretations e.g. abstract art.

I am more familiar with art (than photography) and am somewhat of the opinion that it has a 'duty' to communicate... To this end, I tend to feel duped when I see a black dot on a blank white canvas... Maybe I am cynical or perhaps a realist?

 

Look there's a message from GC......... who's it from???


= I think its from WWWOOO

 

Well, wise owl, abstract act is mostly lost on me - I either get a sensation of it going over my head (in missed meaning) or the uncomfortable feeling of being duped (that the artist is having a quiet laugh at our expense).

The black circle immediately made me think of a black sun, except that this would have a circle of light around it in an otherwise dark background. I can't say it does much for me i.e. not remotely inspiring.

What is your perception of it wise owl?

 

Interesting....

My first thought, when seeing that image, is "I don't understand" - but I felt cold...

 

Well, this is what I mean about a painting not succeeding in conveying what the artist meant...

From Wikipedia...

Black Circle is a 1915 oil on canvas painting by the Kiev-born Russian Suprematist artist Kazimir Malevich.
The work depicts a monumental perfect black circle floating on a flat white background. It is, along with his Black Square of 1915, one of his most well known early works in this field, depicting pure geometrical figures in primary colours. Malevich described the painting, along with the similar Black Square and Black Cross (both 1915), in spiritual terms; "new icons" for the aesthetics of modern art, and believed that their clarity and simplicity reflected traditional Russian piety.

None of us perceived that! Maybe this is indicative of trying to understand a piece of work outside of its culture though...not sure.

 

Ooooh, microdots, I remember those, the background will be Sellotape.

 

The Black Circle means absolutely nothing to me and I don't consider it to be art. However, I couldn't/wouldn't hang it on my wall as the circle is off centre and would drive me mad!

 

It reminds me of black spot on my roses

 

That's an insult to the roses Fern.