Photography
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“You don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.”
Ansel Adams
Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico
1941
gelatin silver mural print, flush-mounted on board, printed late 1960s
40 7/8 x 59 ¼ in.
Price realised
USD 930,000
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“A lot of people seem to think that art or photography is about the way things look, or the surface of things. That’s not what it’s about for me. It’s really about relationships and feelings…it’s really hard for me to do commercial work because people kind of want me to do a Nan Goldin. They don’t understand that it’s not about a style or a look or a setup. It’s about emotional obsession and empathy.”
Nan Goldin
Nan and Brian in Bed, N.Y.C., 1983
1983
Cibachrome print
24 ½ x 38 in.
Price realised
USD 63,000
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Why would you listen to an influencer who gave up on their own dream?
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what happens when you let your art be ‘influenced’ by other artists? – Tara Leaver
“And the big daddy that I learned from all this: I actually CAN’T paint like other artists, and nor do I want to. That’s the best thing this exercise has taught me over the years; it’s fun to experiment, to try out what other artists are doing, but if I only ever did that I’d be unfulfilled and dissatisfied. I’d be surrounded by a vegetarian buffet and craving steak.”
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“If I saw the art around me that I liked, then I wouldn’t do art.”
John Baldessari
Inflatable Women/Divers/Baby
1988
Black and white photographs, oil tint, and vinyl paint
91 x 72½ in.
Price realised
USD 314,500
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unbenannt by Izaskun G. Obieta on Flickr.
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“Photography is a lie. I am not talking about the kind of lie where the camera deceives people into believing something is what it isn’t. I’m talking about how photography can misrepresent the truth.”
David Bailey
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
1965
platinum-palladium print.
19½ x 19½in. (49.5 x 49.5cm.)
Price realised
GBP 18,750
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What really happened in Calvine? The mystery behind the best UFO picture ever seen
In August 1990, two hikers sent photos of a strange diamond-shaped aircraft to the press – but the story never appeared. Was it a prank, a hoax, an optical illusion or something else entirely?
“Clarke published the image in 2022 and the story went viral. But Clarke held back one significant detail from the public. On the back of the Calvine photo was a note in red ink, which read: ‘Copyright Kevin Russell c/o Daily Record GLASGOW.’ It seemed unlikely that a hotel chef would have thought to claim copyright, Clarke thought. Maybe Russell was a Record photographer who had become involved, or perhaps a picture editor had scribbled on the name. Clarke checked with the newspaper, which said that no one called Kevin Russell had ever worked there, either as staff or as a freelancer.”
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interview with ian anderson founder of the designers republic
“Satisfying projects tend to be those that ask questions and challenge the grey matter, projects which allow us exercise our creative muscle for clients and collaborators who trust us to deliver something beyond their expectations, and who are happy to pay us to do exactly that.
Design is an adventure, a new relationship defined by as yet undefined possibilities and uncharted opportunities. New clients offer the chance to explore and evolve new relationships, create new histories. New work for existing clients allows us to delve deeper and develop richer experiences.”
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kindle.
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Wah Ching (Chinese: 華青; Jyutping: Waa4 Cing1; lit. ‘Youth of China’) is a Chinese American criminal organization and street gang that was founded in San Francisco, California in 1964. The Wah Ching has been involved in crimes including narcotic sales, racketeering, and gambling.