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06/01/2006 11:12:58 PM · #51 |
The lack of timing and motion in still photography (unless as part of a series, and then even crudely so) are its expressive achilles heel in the theatrical sense (and this is the sense which I think you are referring to). Music, writing, motion pictures, story telling,etc. have the elements of timing, motion, action, and change. To elicit strong emotion in the audience requires these elements and is much harder to accomplish in a still image that is but a slice of time.
The word emotion has motion in it and is defined as a moving of the mind or soul. Still=death. |
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06/01/2006 11:25:34 PM · #52 |
| BobsterLobster, you're right and I tend to agree on the artificiality aspect of photography. However, I'd personally prefer to look at a photo of a beautiful woman than listen/read about how pretty she is - it's just not right! |
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06/01/2006 11:40:00 PM · #53 |
Originally posted by ladymonarda:
...Does photography dull our senses with simplistic images? Maybe, but when you are trying to "speak" to many people, you need to really get down to a basic level that all your audience can recognize. It is called universality... |
I'd call this commonality or pop. Au contraire: I propose that universality has a much better chance, if we forget the many altogether and concentrate on the emotional facts we know (and have tasted) as individuals.
The term, when applied to the arts, does certainly not denote popularity in the sense of mass appeal. There are many experiences which are reserved to the few all of whom will be able to tell the face from the mask.
I also propose that the many are the first to condemn universality for something they do not recognize.
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