Selections for Art Show at my Church
Jan 31, 2018 03:20:35 #
My church is having its annual "Art Show" next month and as one of the members of the FOCUS volunteer photographer group I am allowed to pick 35 pictures to be displayed there. In years past we have been constrained to only use photos taken during the previous 12 months, but this year we are allowed to use any that are our favorites, and are encouraged to include those that define us and explore our personal interests.
I have over 40,000 digitized photos, so the task to narrow down to just 35 was a daunting one. However, I have made my selection, and have uploaded copies of them to my Flickr account: https://www.flickr.com/photos/8712554@N02/albums/72157692102064684.
I do not put these forward as especially fine photography, nor as "art", although some may reach those goals. They were chosen because they have meaning to me and hopefully expose "who" I am.
I have over 40,000 digitized photos, so the task to narrow down to just 35 was a daunting one. However, I have made my selection, and have uploaded copies of them to my Flickr account: https://www.flickr.com/photos/8712554@N02/albums/72157692102064684.
I do not put these forward as especially fine photography, nor as "art", although some may reach those goals. They were chosen because they have meaning to me and hopefully expose "who" I am.
Jan 31, 2018 03:23:27 #
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Jan 31, 2018 03:48:08 #
David in Dallas wrote:
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Jan 31, 2018 04:06:28 #
Jan 31, 2018 05:43:41 #
Careful David in Dallas ... As I recall Mapplethorpe had a religious theme in his shows... Those church people turned on him not appreciating any thing but flowers, birds and babies. They verbally crucified him!! I was in Nashville when the poop hit the propeller.
https://www.google.com/search?q=mapplethorpe+religious+pictures&client=firefox-b-1&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwic45L8gILZAhVCt1MKHV5UCzAQsAQIKA&biw=1113&bih=603
https://www.google.com/search?q=mapplethorpe+religious+pictures&client=firefox-b-1&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwic45L8gILZAhVCt1MKHV5UCzAQsAQIKA&biw=1113&bih=603
Jan 31, 2018 06:04:45 #
Jan 31, 2018 06:07:48 #
dpullum wrote:
Careful David in Dallas ... As I recall Mapplethorpe had a religious theme in his shows... Those church people turned on him not appreciating any thing but flowers, birds and babies. They verbally crucified him!! I was in Nashville when the poop hit the propeller.
https://www.google.com/search?q=mapplethorpe+religious+pictures&client=firefox-b-1&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwic45L8gILZAhVCt1MKHV5UCzAQsAQIKA&biw=1113&bih=603
https://www.google.com/search?q=mapplethorpe+religious+pictures&client=firefox-b-1&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwic45L8gILZAhVCt1MKHV5UCzAQsAQIKA&biw=1113&bih=603
Well, technically, they could be called religious in theme, nut I'm sure they're not what the local folks expected. : ) I wonder if he produced his own version of religious images on purpose.
Jan 31, 2018 06:08:43 #
dpullum, I'm not too worried. The set has been given to our Group Leader, who will be actually making the prints that will be displayed, and I'm sure that he would reject any photos that he deemed too extreme for the church members to see. (He's a staff member.) I also was disgusted by Mapplethorpe's "art" and I don't think I come even close to his debauchery. I didn't select any pictures that I would consider inappropriate for even children to view--did you see something that particularly caught your attention?
Jan 31, 2018 06:13:59 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Thank you very much! It was a labor of love, and not easy.Nice assortment. Good luck!
Jan 31, 2018 06:31:40 #
David in Dallas wrote:
My church is having its annual "Art Show"... (show quote)
Nice work there on Flickr, David!
Jan 31, 2018 06:43:43 #
Jan 31, 2018 06:55:38 #
rmm0605 wrote:
Thanks! It's an eclectic mix.Nice work there on Flickr, David!
Jan 31, 2018 06:56:30 #
rrkazman wrote:
I appreciate your comment.Share what is Meaningful let go of what is not, thank you, I feel every image.
Jan 31, 2018 07:07:28 #
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