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I am fearless, because I've been afraid.
I am wise, because I've been foolish.
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New York Historic
- Kelly
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I am strong, because I've been weak.
I am fearless, because I've been afraid.
I am wise, because I've been foolish.
- Unknown
My NYFalls.com Team Page
Scenes from a Public Market
New York Historic
I am fearless, because I've been afraid.
I am wise, because I've been foolish.
- Unknown
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Scenes from a Public Market
New York Historic
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I have no words for that one.
to see my photos http://www.pbase.com/gardengirl13/
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Hilarious Kelly
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All the images and more from this guy......walmartification
brief description of the conceptual basis of the work
i am continuing my effort to investigate the many unexamined assumptions within the genre of american portraiture in a new series of portraits taken at my local wal-mart portrait studio. as i am increasingly aware of the viewer's desire to assume that i am art-directing my photographs, i realized that there could be no better way to avoid that claim by employing the antithesis of artifice and stylistic manipulation.
inasmuch as wal-mart has entered the cultural lexicon of mass-marketization, it is unsettling to realize that there are thousands of portrait studios, identical to the one in my local store, dotting the entire country. we are witnessing the zenith of homogenization for the country's middle class portraiture vernacular. it is also fascinating that in a country of egoic drives and self-serving appetites, the irony of capturing one's 'identity' vis-à-vis a photographic portrait, is rendered so anonymous and de-personalized by the sheer volume of nearly-identical images.
the only variations possible within this uniform "frame" are an assortment of generic stools (in varying heights), several "personalizing" props, such as stuffed animals and sports equipment, and the all-important backdrop. all of these in total suggest that these are all the variables necessary to effectively support the identify of absolutely anyone who might enter the studio.
of course, the most informative cue as to the identity of the subject is the pose and facial expression. And yet there appear to be about as many options here as there are sporting balls.
He's a weird one.
I am strong, because I've been weak.
I am fearless, because I've been afraid.
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New York Historic
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I am wise, because I've been foolish.
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I am strong, because I've been weak.
I am fearless, because I've been afraid.
I am wise, because I've been foolish.
- Unknown
My NYFalls.com Team Page
Scenes from a Public Market
New York Historic
I am fearless, because I've been afraid.
I am wise, because I've been foolish.
- Unknown
My NYFalls.com Team Page
Scenes from a Public Market
New York Historic
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