Misha gordin biography of abraham

He was involved in portraiture and did some documentary shots, but soon realized the results were unsatisfactory. Putting his camera aside, Gordin concentrated on reading Dostoevsky, Bulgakov and cinematography Tarkovsky, Parajanov. He was constantly looking for the right way to express personal feelings and thoughts using photography. One year later it came to him clearly and simply.

Gordin decided to photograph "concepts" rather than the literal capturing a moment on film. InGordin created his first and most important image, Confession. Instantly recognizing the potential possibilities of his conceptual approach and the knowledge acquired from creating this image, Confession became the backbone for the work he has since produced.

Am I taking photographs of existing reality, or creating my own world, so real, but non existent? Results from these two opposite approaches are notably different. In my opinion, conceptual photography is a higher form of artistic expression that places photography on the level of paintingpoetry, music and sculpture. It employs the special talent of intuitive vision.

Misha gordin biography of abraham

By translating the personal concepts into the language of photography, it reflects the possible answers to major questions of being: birth, death and life. Creating an idea and transforming it into reality is an essential process of conceptual photography. But with the introduction of digital photography, we can change this balance. The ease of producing altered realities will bring a new wave of talented artists who will use it to express their special world of visions with all its meaning, symbols and mystery.

To me it matters. In all these years of creating conceptual images, I have strived to make them as realistic as possible. My technical abilities have improved which have allowed me to broaden the horizons for my ideas. But this is not the most important part of the process. The poor concept, perfectly executed, still makes a poor photograph, therefore, the most important ingredient of a powerful image is the concept.

The blend of talent to create a concept and the skill to deliver it — those are two major building blocks of creating a convincing conceptual photograph. His work inspires self-reflection and is intentionally left open to interpretation. This image is the 13th installment in the series Shout. Like this: Like Loading Tagged art history biography black and white figurative latvia misha gordin photography.

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