Home / Quotes / Quote by Slim Aarons

Quote by Slim Aarons

“When you photograph a lot of women, you get to know things.”

Author

Slim Aarons was a renowned photographer famous for his images of celebrities, fashion, and socialites. His work was characterized by its unique style, capturing the luxury and elegance of the mid-20th century. more

“My first pieces, in an art context, were ways to get myself off the page and into real space. These photographic pieces were ways to, literally, throw myself into my environment. They were photographs not of an activity, but through an activity; the activity (once I planted a camera in the instrument of that activity - once I, simply, held a camera in my hands) could produce a picture.”

Way Firsts Art Real Hands Space Environment Pieces Produce Activity Pages Cameras Instruments Photograph

Author:Vito Acconci

“I am fascinated by the indecisive moment and the peripheral view.”

Moments Views Fascinated Indecisive

Author:Doug Aitken

“When you make work, the concept is the basis for it; all choices of aesthetics or mediums come later.”

Choices Concepts Bases Mediums Aesthetics

Author:Doug Aitken

“I really like the idea of banality and repetition being used to generate the image, which are simple and unobstructed and not captivated by composition.”

Ideas Used Simple Composition Repetition Banality Captivated

Author:Doug Aitken

“White is the color of decomposition. White is also no color. White is nothing. In photography, the paper is white, next comes the light, which is also white, then the shadow is created, the apparition.”

Light Next White Color Paper Photography Shadow Apparitions Decomposition Color White

Book:Dieter Appelt

Source: Dieter Appelt

“The meaning I picked, the one that changed my life: Overcome fear, behold wonder.”

Fear Wonder Changed Overcoming Overcoming Fear Clutter Changed My Life

Author:Richard Bach

Quote by Slim Aarons

Author

You May Also Like