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    Posted: 26 January 2006 at 11:07
John
So tell us what's your inpression of collodion work should be or look like?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 January 2006 at 10:52
Sally Mann got her fame for images of her children in somewhat
provocative poses.

Her work prior to this was a book and gallery show on decaying bodies.

My point is that there are beautiful images out there that galleries won't
show but they mount a show like this because of her name. I hope
people don't come away with the impression all collodion work is like
this.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 January 2006 at 10:50
Why is it that there is always someone willing to trash another artist (that's if
your an artist and not a hobbiest)?
First of all I've worked (assisted) for Sally in the past and have nothing but
good things to say about her and her work. If you had a chance to view the
work (Last measure) in person I bet you all would think different! And last,
Steve the show was three years ago, do your homework.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 January 2006 at 10:38
Originally posted by autochrome

Hope everything works out as you have a customer base out here.

I am posting this link without comment - Sally Mann's new wet plate
work -

http://www.houkgallery.com/mann-lastmeasure/lastmeasure.html

john


Yuck!  Okay, maybe I don't get it right in the camera every time, but I certainly wouldn't want my name associated with something that you couldn't even tell what it was because of poor exposure, poor processing or whatever.  Hope she doesn't get a book put together of this exhibition!   Is all her work like this?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 January 2006 at 08:47
In regard to the post of Steve on the Sally Mann collodion images -
I don't think Steve comments went far enough - I would double the sack.
Another case of "the King has no cloths" but the art community
operates on the premise that if we don't see the beauty we must be
ignorant . Some child needs to speak up and say the oblivious -
Bad images are not good art.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 January 2006 at 08:04
Quinn, I appreciate the effort!!  Please don't give up.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 January 2006 at 21:44
Thanks Joe, awesome quote... my theme song -
Regards,
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 January 2006 at 21:18
Originally posted by quinn

...It was disheartening to me; I have to go through ANOTHER inspection and more red tape! ...


"But guarding fumes and making haste,
It ain't my cup of meat.
Ev'rybody's 'neath the trees,
Feeding pigeons on a limb
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here,
All the pigeons gonna run to him."

-Bob Dylan



Hang in there buddy.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 January 2006 at 18:37
Originally posted by autochrome

Hope everything works out as you have a
customer base out here.

I am posting this link without comment - Sally Mann's new wet plate
work -

http://www.houkgallery.com/mann-lastmeasure/lastmeasure.html

john


this probably belongs in another forum, but I'll reply after visiting the site
and reading the glowing gallery press article from the Houk...

"Unique among her contemporaries, Mann has enjoyed a reputation for
technical virtuosity; with this body of work, she’s continued to challenge
barriers and reinvent her approach with aplomb. Gone are the warmth,
and romantic Southern light - hallmarks of her earlier series; instead,
viewers will encounter a radical shift to cool, moody, ashen tones.
Unconventionally made from collodion wet-plate glass negatives (a
process developed in the 1850s), the images are at once painterly and
photographic, some approximating charcoal drawings or etchings.
Adding yet another layer to the effects of the laborious developing and
printing methods".

Ooohhhh...... Excuse me, but I think that's a total sack of "s h i t" !!! The
only virtuosity on display is smoke and mirrors disguised as art.
Apologies if I offend anyone.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 January 2006 at 11:28

Thanks for the positive and encouraging feedback, I appreciate it and I do respect what they are doing and why.

I want to be safe (and I want my neighbors safe too) so I completely understand and will capitulate - fees and all.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 January 2006 at 10:53
Regarding super fund sites for clean up -
When I moved to Houston, TX in 1970 I called on a chemical company
(I sell graphics) and noticed yellow and green streams running through
their parking lot.
Their business was disposing of chemicals from industrial processing
companies.
The company shut down and the land was used for a subdivision.
They later discovered their method of disposing was to spray the
chemicals over their land with a road wetting water truck.
The EPS has spend millions and they finally decided just to cover the
surface with dirt.
Good luck on getting your permits -

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 January 2006 at 10:05
Hope everything works out as you have a customer base out here.

I am posting this link without comment - Sally Mann's new wet plate
work -

http://www.houkgallery.com/mann-lastmeasure/lastmeasure.html

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 January 2006 at 08:10
Quinn,

Hang in there buddy!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 January 2006 at 00:03
Quinn,

My day job is in the environmental field. I'm not surprised at the amount of red tape they're putting you through. Imagine what it's like working on one of the largest EPA Superfund sites in the country...

Anyway, I feel your pain. I hope you'll stick with it and pass the inspection.
Kerik Kouklis
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 January 2006 at 23:51
Don't give up. Although it seems like a lot of nonsence. It really is the way things have to go. You wouldn't want just anyone setting up something like this without some sort of checks in place. It will protect you in the long run. It get's really expensive if you don't play by the rules. It's not that bad really. I'm sure you know the drill. It's kinda like........."Yes,Dear."
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 January 2006 at 21:23
That stinks Quinn. Sorry you are going through all of this.
Good luck and hopefully things work out.

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