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Quote by Ernst Gombrich

“All art is image making and all image making is the creation of substitutes.”

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Ernst Gombrich was a renowned art historian and writer, known for his contributions to the field of art history and art theory. His works are accessible and widely appreciated by readers. more

“A [spatial, temporal] work had only to be exhibited in a gallery and then written about and reproduced as a photograph in an art magazine. Then this record of the no longer extant installation, along with accretions of information after the fact, became the basis for its fame, and to a large extent its economic value.”

Art Facts Values Records Written Economic Information Fame Bases Photograph Magazines Gallery Spatial Installation Economic Value

Author:Dan Graham

“I think [indications of vulnerability are] why so many portraits work when they're difficult: we believe we're presenting ourselves one way, but the camera always reveals something more vulnerable, despite our best efforts.”

Thinking Way Believe Difficult Effort Cameras Despite Vulnerable One Way Vulnerability Portraits Indication Presenting Best Effort

Author:Katy Grannan

“This is the way photography can be cruel... in the sense that it describes everything, even the things we are not necessarily aware we're revealing.”

Way Photography Revealing

Author:Katy Grannan

“I have a terror of things being nice and knowing what to expect. Making a photograph is a license to have experiences that I would not otherwise have.”

Knowing Nice Photograph Terror Being Nice License

Author:Katy Grannan

“There's always been something illicit about the way I work. I'm photographing people I don't know, when nobody else is home - there's a necessary degree of secrecy.”

People Knows Way Home Degrees Secrecy

Author:Katy Grannan

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