Think before you shoot… 7 thoughts from world-renowned artist Roger Ballen which will serve as useful tips and tricks for your photography.
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Creepy photos. No need to be creepy to be an artist.
"Of course photography is an art – when it is in the hands of artists.” – Aaron Scharf
Defining "art" is foolish. Art has no definition. Art is like a color or a sound or a touch; it is only understood through examples, not definitions.
Art can be anything and everything around you. As Plato said "Art is an imitation of an imitation of reality" . That being said, every work of art such as a poem, a novel, an essay, a play, a musical piece, a painting, etc., has four basic coordinates:
1. The subject matter;
2. The artist;
3. The audience;
4. Its own form
So in the end,
art has no right or wrong thing, it's about either how well-made or badly "it" is made.
Some will agree or disagree, some will agree to disagree vice-versa…
it's like opening a can of worms releasing such an intellectual concept to the proletariat.
These days art is not what it was, show something disturbing, show something controversial & that will make an artist!
funny.because photography is not an art and even the photographers know it but cannot admit, they try really hard to provethat it can be artistic. sorry guys photography is not an art, it is the picture of a lucky instance and thats it.
No good photo here. But all shocking, yes. But not good.
great… sir… real thought …
i know one thing, this guy's not a good artist..he just photographed crazy looking people and put some shitty drawings on the wall…
Looks more like a commentary on mental illness….
This is super creepy
iam artist
kids will never really understand this pure art. just saying…
Being an artist which I know that I have a spirit of an artist..I know that facing our fear is the most important thing for us to be unique…As an artist it is a great sudgestion even I cant…But we nurture also Our selves by that way…I marvin jay capili bueno beleiveeverything that you said mr.Ballen..We are judt exactly how to represent our artistick acknowledgement….Thank you sir…this is my favorite video….Im not a photographer….I never experience being that but Im an artist
Regret watching that hallucinating lunatic's philosophy. Please keep your vids & pics of retarded people to your self if you like them so much and stop calling them art…
Hey u r best can i help u any way
I believe you can be an artist without being so freaking disturbing. This video was horrifying to me.
Why are people complaining about how "dark" and "gruelsome" this is? THIS IS ART! Art is not always happy and flowery and cute and natural. Art is emotion. Do every aspects of emotion rely on happy feelings? NO. It is disturbing, yes. It is graphic, yes. But is no less a work of art.
Roger Ballen is an incredible talent – enjoyed his insights
Best 2:45min spend on youtube. Fantastic work. Well done COOPH. Thank you.
Maybe he means that you are an artist if you do that kind of stuff, but because the things he shoot not everyone likes and some also think it's creepy that they don't see what he means. I mean if this was more of there kind of photography the notice that he say some pretty good things. But this isn't my style I also think it's creepy tho.
the voice move me …
I FUCKIN LIKE YOUR PHOTOS
I'm not sure if I'm inspired or scared. 😂
Being and artist and being a creepy dude are two different things. NO THANK YOU.
Great!
2:31 I saw their tongues
Reminded me of Die Antwoord videos. I can appreciate his work, but don't want his art hanging in my house. 🙂 Art is about the "Why?" not about the "How?"
light photography is the best way to prove yourself that you are an artist
I fink your freeky and i like you a lot.
So art is just an expression?
0:39 they look like outlast 1 naked guys 😀
that was inspirational and tha video creepy af😂
Omg, this was great
amazing video !
Fuck this shit!!!!!!!!!!!
that's a really edgy video.
received some nice advice, but some of those images were really creepy. but i guess that was the intent of the artist, to shock and provoke and get a reaction. (Thumbs up!!)
This is God damn creepy photography, can you show a better fun way of photography please .-.
Wow! Another wonderful and educational video. Love your work. One challenge for every photographer is developing artistic talent. Thank You….
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Hurley Dean from North Idaho. USA.
this is not art…and is not a photography is just a pervert vision of a pervert person..you dont exprime nothing is just a picture quantificated by idiot like you art..what deas mean art? art is a creation that everythink doesn't not exist..what you show is hate and is old like the world…
its kinda creepy
Wow! I love this form of understanding this relatively new type of art.
art is supposed to make people feel. did you feel anything while watching this? I'm sure you felt either disgusted or disturbed, then I think this is art.
Dang that was something. Thanks @COOP
Realmente, no me gustó para nada. Su tema es totalmente enfermizo mental, psicológicamente loco. A pesar que la técnica fotográfica artística me parece interesante. Pero, la presentación temática es totalmente FATAL!!!
😥 😨👎 👎
Does the visual expression of your darkest visions make you an artist or just a photographer of your own weird reality?
You may be an artist, but do you have taste?
xxxp