An image that is Ambiguous beyond the artist’s intensions naturally leads the audience to discard such ambiguity, rather than continue to explore the unknown. Photography is a unique medium of art because it allows this exploration of depths that were not an object of artistic intension. A photograph is so intricate that there are always aspects subject to interpretation that were not a product of intension. “All too often, the photographer’s individual approach to image-making is hijacked by conventionally accepted photographic aesthetics; that is, how things “should” look.” – Lois Greenfield. Art has many forms and types, but it does not need to tap into the viewer’s experiences and pre conceptions. Rather a good abstract photographer is able to create non existing conceptions, and display a balance between the unknown and known in order to intrigue yet captivate the viewer. He is able to take creative risks and introduce new realms of vision through image making. As Salvador Dali states; “I strive to systematize confusion and discredit reality”
So why do we judge photographs so harshly and not appreciate them for what they are but what we think they should be?
So why do we judge photographs so harshly and not appreciate them for what they are but what we think they should be?
Sources:
Greenfield, Lois. "Moments Beneath the Threshold of Perception." World Literature Today 87.2 (2013): 38. Web.
Greenfield, Lois. "Moments Beneath the Threshold of Perception." World Literature Today 87.2 (2013): 38. Web.