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“One senses the figures as passing by the tree line and, caught in the presence of the wall, turning to gaze upon it almost as a vision.”

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Frederick Hart

Frederick Hart, born on June 7, 1943, was a renowned American sculptor. His works are known for their exquisite craftsmanship and profound expression of religious themes. Hart's sculptures have had a significant impact on the art world and are widely collected and displayed in museums and churches around the world. more

“What I try to do is reinvigorate strategies and clichés I find in Hollywood movies. At a certain point I had these huge folders, each one classified according to subject matter or genre: people with guns, people kissing, Indians and cowboys falling off horses, getting shot, getting shot with arrows - almost every plot device. Then I cropped the cheap, recycled imagery to give exhausted images new meaning, or at least something other than their original meaning. I'm basically reassembling atoms to give them a meaning that's more au courant.”

“From the moment the tourist enters the site, everyone has to be photographed in front of every feature of note.... The photographic record of the visit has almost destroyed the very notion of actually looking.”

Moments Records Fronts Notes Notion Destroyed Features Site Tourists

Author:Martin Parr

“Beauty is not a concept. It is the animal joy of the mind.”

Mind Joy Animal Concepts

Author:Peter Schjeldahl

“Photography is the art of anticipation, not working with memories, but showing their formation. As such, it has relentlessly usurped imaginative and critical prerogatives of older, slower literature and handmade visual art.”

Art Literature Memories Photography Critical Visuals Anticipation Imaginative Formation Visual Art Prerogative Handmade

Author:Peter Schjeldahl

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