It’s Modern Art

Since I claim it to be Modern Art, perhaps I should grace it with an ‘artspeak’ justification.

“Here, smithiesshutter is inverting the normal resolving power of his lens and by creating variable blurring and distortion and thus influencing how we view the image as we search for focus points to rest our eye. The subtle nuances of blur and graduated greyscale and the suggestion of motion blur is redolent of the experimental work of the surrealists as well as the photograms of Man Ray. There is a suggestion here that the photographer has the desire to break free from traditional constraints in referencing dream like states and by association, the threat of nightmare fragmentation of experience.”

I believe that the inverse square law is applicable here insofar as the longer the artist diatribe, the more mundane is the work. Guilty as charged.

13 thoughts on “It’s Modern Art”

scienfist on July 3, 2015 at 5:17 pm said:

Have you ever blurred pictures by moving the camera around while it takes a picture? Anyway, interesting article. I really like the sarcasm in the title of the blog, even though I disagree.

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- smithiesshutter on July 5, 2015 at 10:02 pm said:
  
  Yes, a few times and some friends have made use of the technique very successfully. Thanks for your comment.
  
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  - scienfist on July 7, 2015 at 9:02 pm said:
    
    🙂
    
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David A Lockwood on July 3, 2015 at 7:09 pm said:

Love this image – despite the artspeak 🙂

David.

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- smithiesshutter on July 5, 2015 at 10:05 pm said:
  
  Thanks David….fewer words in future!
  
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allentimphotos2 on July 3, 2015 at 8:20 pm said:

Well said, I think!

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allentimphotos2 on July 3, 2015 at 8:21 pm said:

Oh, I forgot – I like the image a lot, particularly the shadow on the wall from the window.

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- smithiesshutter on July 5, 2015 at 10:05 pm said:
  
  Thanks again Tim.
  
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  - allentimphotos2 on July 6, 2015 at 3:38 am said:
    
    You’re welcome
    
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stevenjwillard on July 4, 2015 at 8:25 am said:

To reply in kind, “I don’t anything about art, but I know what i like, and I like this.”

Seriously, this a lovely, evocative and mysterious image.

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- smithiesshutter on July 5, 2015 at 10:09 pm said:
  
  Ah! Such poetic words to hear….”lovely, evocative and mysterious”….. so it’s all worthwhile after all……I am encouraged…
  LOL Thanks Steven
  
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seekraz on July 6, 2015 at 2:41 pm said:

Hmm…compelling, none the less…and what words, John…. 🙂

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- smithiesshutter on July 10, 2015 at 9:18 pm said:
  
  Ha……full of words, me. Mostly the wrong ones. 🙂
  
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