conflicting perspectives in art?
Hi guys,
Ive noticed the array of images that flock in here and i would like to know if any one knows of a good photo/s or short films that focus on conflicting perspectives whether within the image or in regards to the concept.
I've heard that Bill Henson's 2008 photography is a great model for conflicting perspectives of whether or not it was child pornography or art but i would like to use something that isn't common amongst the students (btw, this is for my HSC text).
thanks for your patience!
-I apologize if this is the wrong place for this sort of discussion.
Ive noticed the array of images that flock in here and i would like to know if any one knows of a good photo/s or short films that focus on conflicting perspectives whether within the image or in regards to the concept.
I've heard that Bill Henson's 2008 photography is a great model for conflicting perspectives of whether or not it was child pornography or art but i would like to use something that isn't common amongst the students (btw, this is for my HSC text).
thanks for your patience!
-I apologize if this is the wrong place for this sort of discussion.
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Permalink Reply by Mark Huckabee on -
I'm not sure what exactly you mean by conflicting perspectives. Are you talking about society's view of whether something qualifies as art or not? Or are you actually talking about perspective in a work of art that is conflicted? In the latter case this site has some interesting photos that force the viewer into a false sense of perspective as the example below shows.
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Permalink Reply by Eugene on -
The fist thing that comes to mind are Jill Greenburg's photos of crying children in a set called "End Times".
Greenberg's End Times, a series of photographs featuring toddlers, was the subject of controversy in 2006. The work featured stylized hyper real closeups of children's faces contorted by various emotional distresses. The pieces were titled to reflect Greenberg's frustration with both the Bush administration and Christian Fundamentalism in the United States. The method for getting the children to cry (in some cases, achieved by offering the children candy, then taking it away, without informing their parents of this) spurred allegations of unethical conduct and provoked the submission of numerous complaints to the art gallery that hosted a public showing of Greenberg's work - wiki
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Permalink Reply by Sarina on -
You were great help Eugene! Greenburg has quite alot of information on the net and it fits well with my focus on conflicting perspectives.
Thanks for replying to my question!
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Permalink Reply by roger murrell on -
Sally Man, Nan Goldin... but my most favourite of all is Francesca Woodman; heartbreaking stuff even without knowing what happened to her the work itself has some kind of humming foreboding
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