The Altered Landscape Reading Presentation | Emily Alpert
Themes that dominate the history of photography Beauty: as a theme of photography sometimes organic sometimes staged (creating images that resemble paintings) Landscape: the land and landscape are what we live with: “ we can't escape them but what we see or do not see in them is very personal ” Reality: the sense that the pictorial representation seen in a photograph represents reality, despite the photographers ability to alter the photograph
Themes of the Reading Discussing photography as evidence Vs Photography as art Challenging audience to rediscover the relationship between beauty and content The revision of beauty, landscape and pictorial representation are inevitable consequences of an evolving cultural identity
Altered Landscape Collection Located at the Nevada Arts Museum Photos made with parameters of aesthetic and history rather than solely the sake of art, isolated from context and culture Photographs serve as a reminder that art has a crucial function in our society and that artists visions are intrinsically woven into our natural psyche The evidence of landscape evokes evidence of our collective desire to live in harmony with the planet
The role of the Curator To create a common thread, theme, aesthetic or artistic works that evoke a certain feeling
Altered Landscape Collection “ Includes images that address and engage issues related to land use and the changing landscape. ” Unified by two basic principles: a) a concern for inspiring dialogue about the impact of human activity on natural and built environments b) an effort to depart from idealized notions of scenic beauty and pristine wilderness that were dominant in the early 20th century
Robert Adams, Burning Oil Sludge, Boulder County, Colorado, 1974
Amy Stein, Howl, 2007
Edward Burtynsky, Oxford Tire Pile #9b, Westley, California, USA, 1999
Fandra Chang, End of Horizons, 2000
David Maisel, Terminal Mirage 13, (Ed. 4/5), 2003 (printed 2007)
Sources https://www.nevadaart.org/explore/collections/altered-landscape/ The Altered Landscape, Richard E. Pool
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