‘To quote out of context is the essence of the photographer’s craft. His central problem is a simple one: what shall he include, what shall he reject? The line of decision between in and out is the picture’s edge. While the draughtsman starts with the middle of the sheet, the photographer starts with the frame. The photograph’s edge defines content. It isolates unexpected juxtapositions. By surrounding two facts, it creates a relationship. The edge of the photograph dissects familiar forms, and shows their unfamiliar fragment. It creates the shapes that surround objects. The photographer edits the meanings and the patterns of the world through an imaginary frame. This frame is the beginning of his picture’s geometry. It is to the photograph as the cushion is to the billiard table.’
Q. What does John Szarkowski mean when he says that photographers are quoting ‘out of context’ when they make photographic pictures?
A. I think he means that photographers like to think out of the box with their photos. They want to be very different and unique, and want a lot of creativity. Some like the idea of crazy and all over the place, or calm and plain. All are different.
Q. The frame often ‘dissects familiar forms’. At the end of the last century photography was having a major impact on Art. Impressionist artists such as Degas were influenced by what they saw. Look at these examples of Degas work, which clearly shows the influence of Photography, and explain why the public might have been shocked to see such paintings.
A. It is very detailed. There's a lot of things going on and different emotions with the painting.
Another Example of a painting influenced by photography:
The amount of detail is the exact same. The painting is very simple though, there isn't much emotion. But the creativity is still there.
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