Maybe because, given my age, I grew up in a world already dominated from television sets and magazines full of pictures; maybe because I still remember when I was a little kid my grandma telling me, every time we watched a Western together that «these cowboys and indians aren’t really dying, you know, it’s just for show». But I have never been particularly confident in the power of cinematography, and by extension photography, of telling the truth.
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Tag: theory
G.A.S., f-ads and American Photo
What these words, one of them even made up just for the occasion!, have in common? Keep reading.
Books or walls
Not all images are suited for the same medium, size or place.
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Why art is always and only contemporary
On my way to work
First let’s get rid of a common misconception: “art” is not (necessarily) beautiful or pretty.