Neil June 25th, 2008

If you’ve lived 30 years in seclusion, and come out to talk about art….
….you might know a bit about where art should live. Listen through this series of clips from an interview to gain her perspective:

Q: When you look at a piece of art, what arouses your curiosity? Is there some irresistable point of contact?

A: I think if you are looking for something….you’re in advance, circumscribing what you will see. You have decided at some level - you can’t afford to do that - you must become absolutely defenseless to the work. I think if you know something about the artist, you can go defenseless with more confidence.

Q: Do you think all of us are born with the potential to respond to art as you hope we will?

A: I’m sure everyone has this capacity, but it’s not activated. I think a lot of the fault is art critics who speak in a sort of ‘high falutin’ way….people are frightened, or feel they don’t know…..I wanted people to feel as though they could know.

Q: You talk about surrendering to the ‘wonder’ of the story - what do you mean by that?

A: to me it’s a crucial noun or verb; surrender. Because it means that you’re not going to have lables, not going to defend yourself by the ramparts of your own ego. You’re going to open yourself to what this has to give you, and that is not easy to do. Let this work speak to you without setting up pre-conditions.

So this begs the question when you’re probably purchasing the biggest piece of art you’ve ever commissioned:

Your wedding photography

How do you open your eyes to ’see’ wedding pictures?

In the discussion I had with Ciara today we talked through two spectrums:

Photojournalism (realism and unexpected)……………………………..to……………………………..Romanticism (a defined perspective)

Wall Displays ……………………………..to…………………………….. Wedding Albums

When you’re looking at the whole spectrum of wedding photographers, you have to answer questions within yourself - that will lead you to the answer of which photographer. Looking at the question of which photographer - leads to too many answers and no direction. Talk with your fiancee about your shared preferences on the two spectrums above and then you have a lens of what experience you are looking for from your photographer.

As you think about the photojournalism/romanticism spectrum we include a few articles in the category on Choosing a Photographer that might enliven your discussion together. A solid piece to kick off that discussion would be thinking about the role of beauty in your wedding photos, and it’s importance to you.

To help you on your path our site has mini-discussions based around the ‘display preferences‘ we have the category called “Where Art Lives” and it is started off with this multimedia presentation defining the topic and the creativity that flows when you make your love real. In this category you can read discussions of how we reflect our clients display preferences when we shoot and develop their products. You can also see our projects installed in our client’s homes and how they fit beautifully reflecting their love stories and personal style.

Enjoy how your discussions enrich your relationship as you prepare for your wedding.