Nan
Goldin
When observing the
characteristics of intimate photography, Nan Goldin’s work illuminates the
concept. I found her work to be
inspiring after reading about her in The Photograph as Contemporary Art by
Charlotte Cotton. I read that over 30
years she's continued to capture the essence of intimate scenes of the gay and
transsexual communities, as well as the intimacy of relationships and lovers.
Her work is inspiring because her motif and subject matter captures the behind
the scenes of our society. I want to do
this for my first assignment. I want to capture the behind the scenes of what
you never see in life and bring forth a sense of truth behind a person.
In the reading, the
author explains the concept of Goldin’s series called The Ballad of Sexual
Dependency. She goes on saying how the series “was a personalized contemplation
of the nature of subject’s such as sexual relationships, male social isolation,
domestic violence and substance abuse (page 3).” This
series goes beyond the ideal imagery and shows the truth summed up for the
viewers disposal. I find it
uncomfortable and trashy at times, but its truth and emotion reveals so much
from the given scene.
Other Source:
http://www.artnet.com/artists/nan-goldin/
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