The purpose of my photography is not to capture what is expected and conventional, but to revert expectations and break down all structured barrios in order to create art that confuses and stuns the viewer. For some reason there tends to be an expectation for photographs to tell a story or have some deep meaning. However, this does not need to be true, as Lois Greenfield wrote in Moments beneath the Threshold of Perception “I prefer that my photographs tap into the unconscious rather than tell a story.” Photography is a powerful medium that has the ability to make you question the reality in which you live in. The best photographers are able to create strong complex compositions out of simplicity and mundaneness. They see beyond what is presented to us on a daily basis and are able to look at their subject in a unique framework. As Misha Gordin writes in Conceptual Photography “Am I taking photographs of existing reality, or creating my own world, so real but nonexistent?” Photographers are essentially creating their own representations of what they see through their camera, in other words framing the world through their eyes. “Conceptual photography is a higher form of artistic expression, it employs the special talent of intuitive vision, by translating personal concepts into the language of photography.” –Misha Gordin. Photographers must have a certain level of creative intelligence and the ability to not only conceptualize but also turn their ideas into art.
Source:
Gordin, Misha. "Conceptual Photography: Idea, Process, Truth." World Literature Today 87.2 (2013): 76. Web.
Greenfield, Lois. "Moments Beneath the Threshold of Perception." World Literature Today 87.2 (2013): 38. Web.
Gordin, Misha. "Conceptual Photography: Idea, Process, Truth." World Literature Today 87.2 (2013): 76. Web.
Greenfield, Lois. "Moments Beneath the Threshold of Perception." World Literature Today 87.2 (2013): 38. Web.