4 LOVE VS. HATE
PART 1
I love…
- Eric Marrian
- Peter Downsbrough
- Blake Rayne
- Jeremy Geddes
- Michael Cinque
- Iannis Delatolas
- Robert Adams
- Andy Denzier
- William Turner
- Jesse B Harris
I hate…
- Keith Nelson
- Thomas Kinkade
- Bernard Gilardi
- Ugo Nonis
- Judith Braun
- Taka Ishikawa
- Vincent Van Gogh
- Lee Krasner
- Kara Walker
- Trenton Doyle Hancock
I “love” Kara Walker:
Kara Walker is an installation artist who works mainly with cut paper silhouettes. The tension found in her vignettes is enough to grab the audience by the throat and hold their attention for hours. The work centers around physical, emotional, personal, racial, sexual, and historical power struggles amongst the characters she brings to life. She harmonizes understated humor and the darkness of human nature in her work. The scenes almost always appear harmless and even playful on the surface, but the details tell a very different, much darker story. This skill for duality is something I haven’t found in any other artists’ work I’ve encountered. Her larger than life silhouettes each speak to their audience. The characters beautifully narrate Walker’s messages on race and power in pre-Civil War, Southern American scenes. One of my favorite parts of Walker’s work is the way she uses every wall of a room to let these figures tell their stories. She immerses her audience in the drama of her work from the moment they see it. When you look at the work as a whole you can interpret it one way, and the more you catch on to the small details, the more you’re able to learn about and be shocked by what’s really going on. These subtle but strong messages that Walker sends come together to form a beautifully unique body of work.
PART 2
Katie Donoghue - How did you get the idea for your magazine? What kind of process did you go through between conception and the final product?
Chris Willey - Is it important for you for your audience to experience your work in person? What role do photographs play in your work?
Ashley Morgan - What kinds of feelings do you hope to convey through your work? Are there any themes consistent throughout?
Frances Ford - How did you get started working with such a broad range of photographic fields?
Chip Kidd - Do you think your book cover designs are culturally or socially influenced? What role does audience play when you are designing?
