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{ Monthly Archives } October 2009

How to Paint a Photograph

How different are the mediums of a painting and a photograph? What is it that separates the two? It could be said that the two are uniquely and distinctly different from one another. The tools are completely different. The skills are completely different. The vision is completely different. But, I beg the question, are they [...]

2009 10 15 Brooke Shaden Essays Comments (5)

An Unyielding Limb

“An Unyielding Limb” is an expression of restriction in the most viseral sense. It poses more questions than it answers, which is what I strive for in my images. The image has an inherent duality. Is the person (or animal) trapped, or are they willfully there? Is it dying or is it being born? What [...]

2009 10 13 Brooke Shaden Image Evaluations Comments (1)