1. Open Society Foundations Documentary Photography Project

  Open Society Foundations Documentary Photography Project Moving Walls 19 Application Guidelines     Overview The Open Society Foundations invites photographers to submit a body of work for consideration in the Moving Walls 19 group exhibition. Moving Walls is an exhibition series that features in-depth and nuanced explorations of human rights and social issues. Thematically linked to the Open Society Foundations’ mission, Moving Walls is exhibited at foundation offices in New York and Washington, DC and includes 6-7 discrete bodies of work. Moving Walls recognizes the brave and difficult work that photographers undertake globally in their documentation of complex social and political issues. Their images provide the world with human rights evidence, put faces onto a conflict, document the struggles and defiance of marginalized people, reframe how issues are discussed publicly, and provide opportunities for reflection and discussion. Through Moving Walls, the Open Society Foundations honors this work while visually highlighting the mission of our foundation to staff and visitors. For participating photographers, a key benefit of the program is to gain exposure for both the social justice or human rights issues they photograph, and for themselves as photographers. When the tour ends, photographers may keep their professionally-produced exhibition to use however they wish. To view images from our recent exhibitions, please visit: www.movingwalls.org.     Areas of Interest Since its inception in 1998, Moving Walls has featured over 100 photographers whose work addresses a variety of social justice and human rights issues that coincide with the Open Society Foundations’ mission. Each Moving Walls exhibit includes six to seven distinct bodies of work that address issues or geographic regions where the Open Society Foundations are active. Priority is given to work whose subject has not been recently addressed in Moving Walls.   Listed below are some topics that are focus areas for the Open Society Foundations and about which we are interested in receiving submissions. Please note that photographers are welcome to submit their work for Moving Walls even if their subject area is not included on this list. All work submitted will be considered for exhibition. In addition to the focus areas listed below, please visit our website (www.soros.org) for a complete listing of priorities and programs.   Muslim communities in Europe Women in post-conflict countries Global pretrial detention (not United States) Public health issues in Africa, including access to essential medicines, access to health care, palliative care Climate change Economic downturn in the United States, including the foreclosure crisis Images that reframe mainstream media representations of African American men and boys Detention of immigrants in the United States Youth movements, especially political participation in voter registration, policy reform efforts, public education Reconstruction and rebuilding in Haiti Physical and mental disabilities in Eastern Europe or Central Asia, focusing on integration or inclusion Political violence, especially in Latin America and Africa Elections in Uganda and Nigeria     Who Can Apply Any emerging or veteran photographer who has completed a body of work on a human rights or social justice issue may apply for Moving Walls. Work in progress may be submitted as long as a substantial portion of the work has been completed. We will accept any genre of photography that is documentary in nature and is not staged or manipulated. In addition, priority will be given to work that addresses issues and geographic regions of concern to the Open Society Foundations. Seven portfolios will be selected based on the quality of the images, the project’s relevance to the Open Society Foundations, and the photographer’s ability to portray a social justice or human rights issue in a visually compelling, unique, and respectful way. Moreover, Moving Walls values work by photographers who have a long-term investment in a community or issue. Photographers working in their home countries, women, emerging artists, and people of color are also encouraged to apply. The Open Society Foundations does not discriminate based on any status that may be protected by applicable law.     Emerging Photographer Travel Grant To support the professional advancement of photographers who have not received much exposure, an additional travel grant will be provided to select Moving Walls photographers to attend the opening in New York and meet with local photo editors and relevant NGO staff. Recipients must apply for the travel grant after being chosen for inclusion in the Moving Walls exhibition. The grant is subject to the applicant obtaining the necessary visa to the travel to the U.S. Recipients will be determined based on, among other things, prior international travel experience, prior attendance at workshops and seminars outside their home communities, publication and exhibition history, awards, and potential impact on their professional development.     Application Process: Please go to http: //apply.movingwalls.org/ t o access our online application system. You will be asked to submit the following materials: 1) application cover page 2) a project statement* (600 words maximum) describing the project you would like to exhibit; 3) a short narrative bio (250 words maximum) summarizing your previous work and experience; 4) your curriculum vitae; 5) 15-20 jpg images Optional materials: 6) Multimedia: Moving Walls has the capacity to exhibit multimedia in addition to (but not in place of) the print exhibition. A multimedia sample should be submitted only if it complements or enhances, rather than duplicates, the other submitted materials. The sample will be judged on its ability to present complex issues through compelling multimedia storytelling, and will not negatively impact the print submission. If you are submitting a multimedia piece for consideration, please post the piece on a free public site such as youtube and include a link. If the piece is longer than five minutes, let us know what start time to begin watching at. *NOTE: The one-page statement is intended to give the Selection Committee a better understanding of the project. Non-native English speakers should describe their projects as accurately as possible, but do need not be concerned with the quality of their English. Complete submissions must be received at the Open Society Institute-NY by 5pm (Eastern Standard Time) on Friday, April 1, 2011.     Review and Selection Process: Phase 1: Applications will be reviewed and selections made by a committee of foundation staff and the exhibit curators, Susan Meiselas and Stuart Alexander. In evaluating the work, the committee considers the quality of the photographs and their relevance to the Open Society Foundations’ overall mission and activities. In addition, the committee aims to select a diversity of issues and geographic areas in order to avoid repetition of topics shown in recent exhibitions. To view images from our recent exhibitions, please visit: www.movingwalls.org.   We tend to receive between 150-200 submissions each round. For Moving Walls 19, we plan to select seven bodies of work.   Phase 2: The selected photographers will be designated wall space and encouraged to visit Open Society Foundations offices in New York in order to meet with our curators and prepare installation plans. Please note that travel to our NY office is not part of Moving Walls payment and is not a requirement. Photographers who are unable to travel to New York may correspond with our curators by e-mail or fax and submit their installation plans electronically. While curators work closely with photographers to determine an installation plan, final curatorial decisions are at the discretion of the Moving Walls curators and selection committee. During this time, the selected photographers will be invited to apply for the Emerging Photographer Travel Grant.     Time Frame: Applications are due by 5pm E.S.T. on Friday, April 1, 2011. To participate, you must be available to follow the exhibition schedule detailed below. Moving Walls 19 is scheduled to open on November 30, 2011. The approximate duration of the exhibition in New York is nine months. After the New York exhibition closes, the Open Society Foundations will select (at its discretion) a portion of the exhibition to travel to its Washington, D.C. office for an additional nine months. Please note that, in connection with prior Moving Walls exhibitions, certain photographers have been asked to participate in subsequent exhibitions in Baltimore, Maryland (in conjunction with the Open Society Foundations office located there) and in New York City (at the Columbia University School of Social Work and John Jay College of Criminal Justice). Should you be selected, the decision to participate would be entirely yours and a separate agreement would be executed.     Exhibition Schedule: Participating photographers must be abl e to commit to the foll owing exhibition schedule: April 1, 2011: Deadline for submissions. Early June 2011: Notification of participants. June-July 2011: Selected photographers meet with curators to plan their shows. Selected photographers invited to apply for the Emerging Photographer Travel Grant. July 2011 Deadline for selected photographers to submit detailed budgets and installation plans. August 2011 Deadline for submission of the following: - Artist’s statement, bio, captions, and other wall texts - High resolution jpeg files of each exhibition image foruse in exhibition-related printed materials and for inclusion on our website. - Recipients of the Emerging Photographer Travel Grants notified. September 2011: Deadline for photographers to have their completed prints delivered to the framer. Photographers are responsible formaking these arrangements. November 30: 2011 Opening reception     Payment: Upon selection, photographers must submit a budget application for printing, drymounting, and other production costs. Once the budget is approved, participants will be responsible for working within this budget and must use Open Society Foundations-approved labs. We will then pay for standard framing and window matting or back-mounting. In addition, selected photographers will receive a $2,000 royalty payment. When the exhibition tour is completed, photographers will receive the framed and matted work. The Open Society Foundations will cover the costs of returning work up to $750 for photographers based in the United States and $1250 internationally. Any shipping costs that exceed these amounts will be the responsibility of the photographer. The Open Society Foundations will offer travel grants to emerging Moving Walls photographers to attend the opening in New York and meet with local photo editors and NGOs. Applying for this grant is optional. Recipients will be determined at our discretion.     Licensing: By participating in the exhibit, you grant the Open Society Foundations a nonexclusive, irrevocable, fully paid-up, royalty-free, and worldwide license in perpetuity to reproduce, distribute, publish, make derivative works from, and publicly display the work for purposes relating to the Open Society Foundations Documentary Photography Project, including, but not limited to, the following formats: Exhibition invitation Exhibition wall texts Exhibition catalog Educational or promotional material for the exhibition Open Society Foundations’ website or any successor or comparable medium of display   In addition, you grant to the Open Society Foundations a nonexclusive, irrevocable, fully paid-up, royalty-free, and worldwide license in perpetuity to reproduce and publicly display the work on our website, or any successor or comparable medium of display, solely for the Open Society Foundations non-commercial advocacy or educational purposes. In any and all uses, the Open Society Foundations shall provide a photographer’s credit and identify it as related to Moving Walls 19.     If you have any questions, please contact the Documentary Photography Project at (212) 547-6909.      

Miércoles, 30 Marzo 2011

3. Convocatoria: Diccionario Fotográfico de Sudcalifornia Abcs

  ABCS es un diccionario  que pretende difundir la cultura, el entorno natural y la identidad de Sudcalifornia. Contiene nuestras palabras cotidianas, por ejemplo playa, chinolear, maleconear o ¡puchi! Queremos que esas palabras se ilustren con las fotos que tú has tomado. Elige una o varias de las 900 palabras que existen en ABCS. Para publicar en este gran libro colectivo de fotografía, necesitas ingresar a la página de internet www.abcs.com.mx. Ahí encontrarás la lista de palabras que contiene el diccionario y los pasos para participar con tus fotos.   CONVOCATORIA   Bases:   Podrá participar toda la población de Baja California Sur, México, incluyendo a las personas que no residan actualmente en el estado. La(s) fotografía(s) deberá(n) describir o representar al estado de Baja California Sur, su gente y sus actividades en el contexto de cada día de acuerdo a la lista de vocablos regionales. Únicamente se aceptará el envío electrónico de fotos en formato JPG, de 4 a 10 MB (megabytes); cámaras compactas 3 megapixeles en adelante, en tamaño grande, large y/o fina; el lado más largo de la imagen debe medir como mínimo 1300 pixeles, a una resolución de 250dpi, en blanco y negro o a color. No se aceptarán fotografías que hayan sido publicadas previamente. En caso de que se trate de fotografías impresas o negativos se deberán escanear o digitalizar con las características antes descritas. Las fotografías recibidas no podrán tener ninguna firma, sello o alguna otra marca de identificación digital. Las fotografías de estudio no serán elegibles y consideradas por el comité de selección. Tampoco se aceptarán fotografías que hayan ganado previamente otros concursos de fotografía. En lo que toca al material recibido es de la autoría del participante y cuenta con las autorizaciones correspondientes para el uso de imagen, monumentos históricos o artísticos o cualquier otro tipo de autorización relacionada con la(s) fotografía(s). En caso contrario se harán responsables de cualquier acción legal o de otra índole eximiendo a ABCS de cualquier responsabilidad. Cada participante podrá subir hasta un máximo de 2 fotografías por vocablo; el número de vocablos en los cuales se puede participar es ilimitado. Al término de esta convocatoria, se seleccionarán las fotografías para la publicación del libro “abcs, Diccionario Fotográfico de Sudcalifornia”. Los participantes deberán proporcionar los siguientes datos en el formato correspondiente: nombre completo, correo electrónico, teléfono, municipio y población. Cualquier cambio de domicilio por parte de los concursantes, deberá ser notificado al organizador al apartado de Contacto en www.abcs.com.mx.   Para registrarse, el participante deberá leer, entender y aceptar los requisitos antes mencionados y otorgar:   Conformidad y aceptación para que el comité de selección determine y resuelva de forma unilateral e inapelable aquellas disposiciones contempladas y no contempladas en las presentes bases. Conformidad y aceptación para recibir por cualquier medio de información relacionada con las actividades de este proyecto, pudiendo solicitar libremente el no envío de dicha información en cualquier momento. El periodo de registro y recepción fotografías será a partir del 11 de febrero al 14 de mayo del 2011. ABCS conservará las fotografías y podrá utilizarlas para actividades culturales, editoriales y de difusión, otorgando los créditos correspondientes. Las fotografías recibidas no serán tomadas en cuenta en los siguientes casos: Si el participante incurre en cualquier conducta que implique descrédito, difamación o calumnias en contra de cualquiera de los organizadores, patrocinadores o miembros del jurado de este concurso. El participante (s) deberá haber obtenido las autorizaciones correspondientes para el uso de imagen, monumentos históricos o artísticos o cualquier otro tipo de autorización relacionada(s) con la fotografía(s). En caso contrario, esto podrá ser motivo de descalificación.     Criterios de selección:   Interpretación de los vocablos. Originalidad. Estética.   Las imágenes seleccionadas que formarán parte del Diccionario se publicarán en una sección especial de este sitio web.    

Miércoles, 16 Marzo 2011

5. Her Morning Elegance on Youtube

    In just over a year, as a pure viral phenomenon, 17 million people have enjoyed Her Morning Elegance on Youtube. We would like to share with you and your community this tremendous pop-art phenomenon. Today it is the most successful stop-motion video ever. It has been screened at The Cannes Lion International Festival of Creativity, Le Hors Piste Film Festival, SXSW and The Los Angeles Film Festival. It has inspired the art community and in return gained a nomination in the 52nd Grammy Awards. The music video was created with 2096 still photographs that were shot and sequenced to create the sense of movement. Recently the artists have released The Making of Her Morning Elegance in order to better demonstrate process involved in the project.  After transforming the stills into motion, the artists have decided to break the video down back into its original form. The stills have been exhibited in galleries worldwide and are now being offered for sale. These single-edition signed and numbered photographs are being offered directly by the artists through the Her Morning Elegance Gallery. We invite you to explore the gallery and own a piece of music and photographic history.     The HME Gallery Team info@hmegallery.com Links:  Video - http://www.hmegallery.com/home.php Gallery - http://www.hmegallery.com/photos.php Making of Video - http://www.hmegallery.com/makingof.php  

Martes, 08 Marzo 2011

7. Convocatoria Concurso de Fotografía HSBC "30 años de historia en España"

HSBC cumple 30 años de presencia en España. Tres décadas apoyando y colaborando estrechamente con las empresas e instituciones españolas públicas y privadas para ayudarlas a llegar a lo más alto. Poniendo a su servicio el conocimiento local del banco y su presencia y capacidades globales, como “El banco local del mundo”.   Treinta años, apostando por el potencial de este país, creyendo en sus capacidades y acompañándolo en su trayectoria hasta convertirse en una de las principales economías mundiales.   Treinta años ayudando a las empresas españolas a traspasar fronteras y abrir nuevos mercados y nuevos horizontes.   HSBC ha vivido intensamente todos los acontecimientos económicos, financieros, sociales y culturales vividos en España en estos 30 años, en los cuales ha consolidado una estrecha relación tanto con los principales actores empresariales del sector público y privado, como con las personas y costumbres españolas, y quiere celebrarlo. (read less)   Dentro del marco de actos conmemorativos de su trigésimo aniversario, HSBC convoca un Concurso fotográfico que quiere recoger y premiar las mejores imágenes que definan y resuman lo acontecido en España en estos últimos 30 años.   Los trabajos deben recoger imágenes tomadas a lo largo de estos últimos 30 años en España, que representen de alguna forma acontecimientos, cambios sociales, culturales, económicos, etc., vividos a lo largo de esas tres décadas. El Concurso busca seleccionar aquellas imágenes que ilustren lo acontecido en España, en una de las etapas más decisivas de su historia reciente, en cualquier ámbito. En este sentido, el contenido de las fotografías, siempre que se circunscriba al periodo de tiempo señalado, puede ser tan amplio como el autor considere, centrándose en paisajes naturales, rurales o urbanos, personas, objetos, etc., que simbolicen o representen de alguna manera lo sucedido en esta etapa.   1º Premio: 5.000 euros 2º Premio: 4.000 euros 3º Premio: 3.000 euros   Participa hasta el 15 de abril   Los trabajos deberán remitirse por correo postal o vía e-mail:   concursodefotografia@verticalmarketing.es www.facebook.com/concursofotografiaHSBC  

Viernes, 18 Febrero 2011

9. Angkor Photo Festival 2010

  6th edition - November 20 to 27 2010 SIEM REAP – CAMBODIA For the festival’s 2o1o program, 11o photographers, including 5o Asian photographers, will present their works photographed around the world. This is consistent with the festival’s mission of highlighting emerging Southeast Asian photographers. These works are curated by two well-known figures in photography, Yumi Goto and Antoine d’Agata, as well as by Françoise Callier (Program Director of the Angkor Photo Festival). www.angkor-photo.com      

Martes, 09 Noviembre 2010

11. UPrinting 2010 Photo Contest-Culture Shot

    The contest is open to all amateur and professional photographers, hobbyists, and photo enthusiasts. We will be offering the following prizes to our top winners: Grand Prize: 20x24 Gallery Wrapped Canvas Print and $1000 Visa Gift Card, 1st Runner Up: 20x24 Gallery Wrapped Canvas Print and $200 Visa Gift Card, 2nd Runner Up: 20x24 Gallery Wrapped Canvas Print and $100 Visa Gift Card.   UPrinting.com   Follow us! Twitter: www.twitter.com/UPrinting Facebook: www.facebook.com/uprintingsocial  

Miércoles, 03 Noviembre 2010

13. Urban Photography of the Year

    CITIES THROUGH THE LENS: CB RICHARD ELLIS LAUNCHES ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION   Largest competition of its kind searches for Urban Photographer of the Year 2010   11 October 2010 – CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) today launched its third annual Urban Photographer of the Year competition across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), one of the largest competitions of its kind in the world. The hotly contested prize, which last year saw over 6,000 entries flood in, is designed to explore and capture the essence of urban life and is open to all amateur and professional photographers across the EMEA region.   The competition sets a brief for photographers to explore working life in towns and cities at any time during a 24-hour day. There is a prize for the best photograph representing each hour of the day, as well as overall Grand Prizes to be won and one winner to be crowned Urban Photographer of the Year 2010. Entrants can submit up to 24 images under the ‘Cities at Work’ theme. This year, there will also be a number of additional country-level sub-competitions and prizes.   Past winners have drawn inspiration from a vast spectrum of city sights, from London commuters, to gondoliers enjoying a well-earned break in Venice, an urban desert storm in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to a city fireworks display in Budapest, Hungary. Last year’s overall winning image for EMEA was taken by Ralf Pascual from Madrid, Spain.   The competition is now open to entries online www.cbrephotographer.com and entrants have until 31 January 2011 to submit their snapshots of urban life. The full list of winners, including the overall Urban Photographer of the Year 2010, will be announced in March 2011. The first prize for the 2010 CBRE Urban Photographer of the Year Award is a photography safari for two to Turkey (including accommodation and flights) and will give the winner the opportunity to photograph some of the world’s finest locations of ancient and modern history.   CB Richard Ellis, the world’s largest real estate services firm, created the competition to provide a new forum for urban photography and explore what makes towns and cities tick. Simon Rhodes, Executive Director of Marketing for the EMEA region at CB Richard Ellis, commented: “The success of our Urban Photographer of the Year competition since its launch in 2007 has been remarkable, having become the largest competition of its kind in the world and last year receiving entries from more than 80 different countries.   “With over half the world now living in cities for the first time in history, the urban environment – a specialist area of expertise for CB Richard Ellis – is immensely relevant and clearly provides amazing scope as the subject matter of this competition. We look forward to welcoming this year’s entries and to further exploring the essence of working life in towns and cities all across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.”   - ENDS -   Find CBRE’s Urban Photographer of the Year online: Website: www.cbrephotographer.com Facebook: CB Richard Ellis Urban Photographer of the Year Awards Twitter: CBREPhoto   ** About CB Richard Ellis CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services firm (in terms of 2009 revenue). The Company has approximately 29,000 employees (excluding affiliates), and serves real estate owners, investors and occupiers through more than 300 offices (excluding affiliates) worldwide. CB Richard Ellis offers strategic advice and execution for property sales and leasing; corporate services; property, facilities and project management; mortgage banking; appraisal and valuation; development services; investment management; and research and consulting. Please visit our website at  www.cbre.com.  

Miércoles, 13 Octubre 2010

15. Convocatoria VIDA 13.0

  En un momento en el que la noción de vida se sitúa de nuevo en un terreno incierto, un amplio abanico de iniciativas artísticas se reúnen para ilustrar e investigar este fenómeno, examinando el impacto en la conciencia colectiva y el modo en el que se manifiesta en el pensamiento cultural, tecnológico y social.   En la última década VIDA ha venido reuniendo en un mismo espacio formal proyectos interdisciplinares que responden a esta situación. Por medio de estrategias formales que desafían los límites entre las prácticas existentes, estos proyectos ofrecen nuevos modos de pensar acerca de aquello que entendemos por vida y por vida artificial.   Fundación Telefónica convoca VIDA 13.0 Concurso Internacional Arte y Vida Artificial, que durante los últimos doce años ha venido premiando proyectos artísticos desarrollados con medios tecnológicos que ofrecen planteamientos innovadores a la investigación de la vida artificial.   Puede tratarse de proyectos que se basen en sistemas que emulan, imitan o especulan sobre la noción de vida a través de las investigaciones y las tecnologías actuales. Estos sistemas pueden presentar atributos de agencia y autonomía, que muestren un comportamiento propio, que sean dinámicos, reaccionen a su entorno y evolucionen, y que cuestionen las fronteras entre lo vivo y lo no vivo, entre la vida sintética y la vida orgánica.   Mayores informes      

Jueves, 07 Octubre 2010

17. Useful Photography #008

Pornographic websites introduce you to countless different stories. Although the scenarios which unfold are always the same. Useful Photography #008 features the opening scenes and celebrates the talents of actors not usually noted fro their acting.   Collected & edited by Hans Aarsman, Claudie de Cleen, Julian Germain, Erik Kessels, Hans van der Meer. Special guest: Adriaan van der Ploeg.   www.usefulphotography.com/                                  

Miércoles, 28 Julio 2010

19. Getting Close NYC Workshop | Taller "Getting Close"

  Si estás en Nueva York o esté verano piensas viajar para allá, te recomendamos el taller de Joseph Rodriguez, "Getting Close" para mayor información visita: www.gettingclose.net    

Miércoles, 12 Mayo 2010

21. Realidades Alternas: Maleonn

Maleonn era el típico caso del diamante en bruto.  Aún cuando su carrera en el cine comercial iba viento en popa, su éxito le daba poca satisfacción personal. Por años estuvo deseoso de encontrar una manera eficiente para expresarse y intentndo encontrar la manera de escapar la monotonía de su trabajo.  En el 2004 finalmente lanzó los brazos al aire y se rindió.  Compró una cámara fotográfica y un bote de pintura y se conviritió en uno de los fotógrafos Chinos contemporáneos más conocidos en el mundo. Únicamente, esa urgencia que uno puede llegar a sentir para expresar sus sentimientos, puede cultivar el tipo de pasión que se percibe en el trabajo de Maleonn.  La fotografía es el lenguaje perfecto para traducir las ideas y emociones que no puede expersar de otra manera tangible.  El resultado es un trabajo monumental que cubre extensamente el campo conceptual: casi meramente constuidas, sus imágenes muestran una narrativa que parece estar incompleta.  Sus sets de teatro, sus muñecos de peluche, sus globos, todos exagerados en cantidad ocupan la mayor parte del espacio de sus imágenes, mientras que sus personajes participan en algún acto bizarro.  Cada imagen contiene cantidades inmensas de información, pero ninguna respuesta clara.  Maleonn explora su cultura a través de metáforas, dejándo que sus personajes narren su propia historia. —Kirsten Incorvaia Para seguir leyendo el texto original (en inglés) visiten... http://www.thecitrusreport.com/story/maleonn_1735   © Maleonn

Sábado, 30 Enero 2010

23. Realidades Alternas:La carta del cartero por Maleonn

Recuerdo que mi maestro de primaria me preguntó alguna vez, muy serio, quién quería ser cuando fuera grande.  Las respuestas de mis compañeros fueron muy aburridas, respndieron que querían ser soldados, maestros, científicos, etc.  Yo era un niño tonto, y conocido por eso.  Así que me dejaron hasta el final para contestar la pregunta y por lo tanto tuve suficiente tiempo para pensar en mi respuesta.  Recuerdo que tuve muchas dudas sobre si preferiría ser un cartero o un artista. Para leer el resto de la entrevista a nuestro galerista Maleonn visiten aquí. © Maleonn

Sábado, 30 Enero 2010

25. Realidades Alternas: La fotogrfía se somete a un cambio de sexo: El arte de Tom Chambers

A lo largo de los últimos diez años, la fotografía se ha sometido a un cambio de sexo.  En vez del acto masculino de "tirar" un a foto (que nos remitía a la caza), ahora el acto se ha visto tranformado en el proceso de edición, que es en donde realmente radica la labor artística. La "captura" inicial se despelleja, se sazona y se prepara para una saborarse con una mágica herramienta que se conoce como photoshop.  El fotógrafo ahora es, como una mujer, que se maquilla vanidosamente, antes de salir.  Los mejores atributos de la imagen, sus colores y texturas se afinan, cominando el hiper-realismo con un toque de surrealismo y de esta manera, a finales del siglo pasado, nace un nuevo arte. Para seguir leyendo el texto original (en inglés) visiten:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kimberly-brooks/photographys-sex-change-t_b_99886.html  

Sábado, 30 Enero 2010