Deconstruction | Decidedly resistant to proper definition No simple formulated response Conceptual terrain outside oppositions |
A s a design element, color can be used to dominate an image and conceal the objects that comprise the material subject, both in terms of the form as well as in terms of the spatial relationships. I like to use this device as one way to transform reality into an idea – an essential process of conceptual photography.
Although there is much merit in concentrating on ideas in art work, I strive to avoid the trap of allowing the concept to compromise the visual. Photographic imagery must be primary good to look at – a feast for the eyes. Informed image making is always a balancing act.
"A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words." - Ansel Adams
Comments
Love the cigarette butt . . . it's as much of a deconstruction as the rest of the properties here.
Posted by: Richard Nichols | January 5, 2006 08:48 PM