Andreas Gursky, “ Paris, Montparnasse” I thought I recognized his style, and checked online. I really wanted to choose him for the artist challenge, but his large format works which dazzled me would be difficult to emulate and so settled on Otto Steinert. https://m.andreasgursky.com/en https://m.andreasgursky.com/en/works/1993/paris-montparnasse
I love your shot of the two people.
OK thanks for the challenge you gave me. For your challenge, could you do something with what would be described as “pastiche” (or “potpourri” or “hodgepodge”)
@30pics4jackiesdiamond hmmm... perhaps we should have a side chat about the Tate Modern? i wasn't kidding when i said i am a philistine!!!!! 🥴
by wobbly bridge do you mean the Millennium? we walked partway on it, but didn't cross it... we deliberately chose to stay in Southwark so i could go see it (and the Tower bridge)... 😊 i'm still trying to find a decent viewpoint of the Millennium... i got a couple ok shots from under and also from the Tate... hoping for a good view from St. Pauls...
@northy I'm afraid the Tate Modern is often full of c**p but the architecture is fabulous.
The Wobbly/Millennium/Harry Potter bridge is not easy to capture, I like looking along to St Pauls ( that's well worth a visit!) But have never got a half decent photo.
Enjoy the rest of your London time, so much to see and do ;) @mcsiegle you'd have so enjoyed it at Tate Modern, being so knowledgeable and not a Philistine like me!!!
@30pics4jackiesdiamond 🤣🤣🤣 re your comment on the Tate... i actually quite liked a lot of the abstract work, but kept wondering who, and how, it was decided that THIS was art (as compared to something that was not deemed worthy), y'know?
i found the bit on photography kinda interesting, although found some of the descriptions a tad pretentious... there was one piece where the photographer had captured someone looking at a piece of art... i was joking with my husband that "i could do that too"... so i did... 🥴
Ha ha! Philistine indeed! I am both an artist and photographer. And, I am also a Tate member! I enjoy the fact that you can take photographs in the Tate galleries and I too enjoy the reaction of people looking at the art. I could be posting a not too dissimilar image and then like you forgetting to name the artwork and artist!! From a photographic point of view, it is important not to just photograph someone else's art work. You have to make the photograph yours, and you can do that by choosing your POV or watching people's reactions as you have done here. The person on the right, walking out of the image suggest a narrative of not enjoying or understanding the image!
October 21st, 2023
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https://m.andreasgursky.com/en
https://m.andreasgursky.com/en/works/1993/paris-montparnasse
I love your shot of the two people.
by wobbly bridge do you mean the Millennium? we walked partway on it, but didn't cross it... we deliberately chose to stay in Southwark so i could go see it (and the Tower bridge)... 😊 i'm still trying to find a decent viewpoint of the Millennium... i got a couple ok shots from under and also from the Tate... hoping for a good view from St. Pauls...
The Wobbly/Millennium/Harry Potter bridge is not easy to capture, I like looking along to St Pauls ( that's well worth a visit!) But have never got a half decent photo.
Enjoy the rest of your London time, so much to see and do ;)
@mcsiegle you'd have so enjoyed it at Tate Modern, being so knowledgeable and not a Philistine like me!!!
i found the bit on photography kinda interesting, although found some of the descriptions a tad pretentious... there was one piece where the photographer had captured someone looking at a piece of art... i was joking with my husband that "i could do that too"... so i did... 🥴