From a large series I just finished shooting using eggs and knives and other forms. Conceptual stuff dealing with lots of aspects of life, death, society, sexual aspects, abortion, etc. Trying to create things to make people think, maybe upset people, but that's fine with me.
thanks for the interest in the images. this is part of a large series, trying to get people to think and look beyond the aesthetic values seen. i have tried to create something i find aesthetically and formally pleasing, while at the same time having a conceptual meaning, a deeper though or commentary beyond aesthetics. the ideas can be interpreted as the viewer wishes, and in art i feel it is not the artist's responsiblity or right to say exactly what something means, as many people can interpret it in their own ways. so yea, to me, this has been much more than just shooting things, it's taken thought and time to decide what i'll use and how to present different emotional states and ideas.
Q: why do u want 2 separate them "the eggs" from each other using such a knife -- is there somethin liquid?? i just figure it out.. it seemz to b more than a project of shooting these things.. "maybe upset people, but that's fine with me." <-this wut makes me think about it!
thanks for the great comments Mark, quite conceptual and deep. i recently began this series using eggs, both due to the great textures and tones you can find and as part of a larger message, something more complex. i am enjoying these series quite a bit and find the egg quite a fascinating subject both physically and conceptually. a representation of life, actual life, life to be that is either achieved or destroyed with a mere crack by a hand. cool stuff.
This brings back memories back in the day; I was studying photography in the '80's, and I did a lot of experimenting with eggs. Eggs and Tri-X, btw. Something about the light and the curvature. I never even gave it a thought; about the symbolism and things that may be analogous to certain objects. I was just concerned about light and the fine print. Do the issues come about now? Yes it does. But in a photograph, it's weird, but I see it from a less than involved position; like looking in from the outside and not being upset or bothered by it. It just is, and we go on.
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