For Caroline: Paul Pfeiffer

Click HERE and HERE for some of Paul Pfeiffer's videos.

For Caroline: Some Images Of My Own

Here are some images from the series I did back in 2006-07 that I was telling Caroline about--but it might possibly relate to Sara-Lane's ideas as well. First, here is the artist's statement that accompanied the series:

Erased Avatars

This series of images consists of digital self-portraits mined from Myspace.com. Each image originally exists as the online representation of a cyberspace socialite. The image acts as the Internet “body” of the self-symbol; the avatar-self. In the manipulated images, the supposed subject of the photograph, the human figure, is erased; it’s only evidence a rather ambiguous silhouette. Thereby, everything patently human in the image is removed, leaving only the objects, camera, and implied mirror that surround, inform, and signify the blank space of the figure, the perceived locus of the elusive “self”. The following is a sampling of images from my Erased Avatars series (all Untitled, digitally manipulated found images):

For Allison And Anyone Else Who May Want To Give It A Look: Heidegger's "The Origin Of The Work Of Art"

Now, it's heavy and difficult to read, but if you want it, HERE is an online version of Heidegger's essay "The Origin Of The Work Of Art".

AND

Click HERE for some "cliff notes" of Heidegger's "The Origin Of The Work Of Art" that I found online.

Kim Keever

For Sara-Lane: Leonard Nemoy

Leonard Nemoy (yes, Spock from "Star Trek") has launched a quite successful career as a photographer in recent years. One of his series is called "The Full Body Project". In this series, he focusses on nudes of plus-sized women. I know this doesn't related perfectly to what you're wanting to do with your series of 50, but there are similar concepts. Nemoy wants to show us the natural beauty of bodies that are usually excluded from fine art nude figure study photography. Rather than posting a bunch of nudes here, I give you this LINK to his page dedicated to "The Full Body Project." You can even read his artist's statement there.

For Caroline: Daniel Kramer

These are a few images from documentary photographer Daniel Kramer. This is a series he did called "Prized Possessions". He went out and found homeless people on the street and asked them to show him their most prized possession.

For Allison: Bruce Gilden

Here's the guy I mentioned in class. His name is Bruce Gilden, and I love his work. Above is an image showing his stealthy and surprise approach.