tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816469959412140243.post3691635249333551417..comments2023-05-28T08:29:04.327-04:00Comments on Style Snatcher: Through the Lens, AnagogicallySuzanna Marshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14608476858881481560noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816469959412140243.post-77480372846853450762007-12-03T13:41:00.000-05:002007-12-03T13:41:00.000-05:00BB, that was the photo that first hooked me on Wee...BB, that was the photo that first hooked me on Weegee. There is such a sense of smug entitlement in the faces of the opera-goers; this makes the picture for me. The idea of American royalty is perfectly illustrated.<BR/><BR/>The joie-de-vivre in the Lower East Side pics, with their "last hurrah" quality, is amazing. I'm a big fan.Suzanna Marshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608476858881481560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816469959412140243.post-63376571973712037042007-12-03T13:24:00.000-05:002007-12-03T13:24:00.000-05:00This post is amazing, nice research and really int...This post is amazing, nice research and really interesting.<BR/>I remember seeing "The Critic" at the MoMA and staying in front of it for at least 5 minutes... such a wonderful image.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for this post and its topics :)Bobble Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135088303192205829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816469959412140243.post-33572195161629955092007-12-03T11:56:00.000-05:002007-12-03T11:56:00.000-05:00Yes, Riz, bad faith.I wrote this piece with you in...Yes, Riz, bad faith.<BR/><BR/>I wrote this piece with you in mind, in case you didn't notice!Suzanna Marshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608476858881481560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816469959412140243.post-33072746373933343252007-12-03T11:47:00.000-05:002007-12-03T11:47:00.000-05:00Riz, I originally studied Satre in the context of ...Riz, I originally studied Satre in the context of theatrical performance, so the approach wasn't so academic as yours. <BR/><BR/>Have a look around Weegee's World for more info on the photographer. I particularly like his Bowery grotesques (something you will also see in the work of Arbus).<BR/> <BR/>http://museum.icp.org/museum/collections/special/weegee/Suzanna Marshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608476858881481560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816469959412140243.post-86942715696275128212007-12-03T11:37:00.000-05:002007-12-03T11:37:00.000-05:00This is excellent! I am somewhat familiar with La...This is excellent! I am somewhat familiar with Lange though not Fellig/Weegee. But this is what I especially liked in this piece: "The sacrifice of spirituality to chimera is so prevalent in art direction that it becomes a thing of dullness..." I really do agree with this, and am wondering whether or not 'chimera' is a symptomatic visual manifestation of late capitalist aesthetic devolution. Incidentally, I took a grad seminar last year on Sartre with Frederic Jameson, so I am especially interested in you taking Sartre as your starting point for visual analysis of fashion photography. This is the same thing as Sartrean 'bad faith' no?<BR/><BR/>You bring up such great topics, in such an stimulating presentation. You give me hope for abstract theory. ;)rizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889071198159171775noreply@blogger.com