Jump to content

From the category:

Fine Art

· 71,602 images
  • 71,602 images
  • 306,991 image comments


Recommended Comments


evocative bygone sensibility in a most stylish comp Gunnar; a piece to imagine poster size hanging on the wall of anyone’s favorite old fashion coffee house


Link to comment
For some reason this made me think of the new age, modernistic photography of the 1930's that celebrated the industrial and the mechanical. But the underlying psycholgy of the period always seemed somehow hollow as if the human being were not enough, that somehow we would need brilliantly designed machines to win the day. Today that belief in the superiority of the machine has largely given way to a sense of detachment and perhaps that's what I sense in this photograph, a comment on the triumph of style over substance. The dark area seems almost like a cancer which eats at the studied indifference of the smoker. By the way, this is not a critique of the picture which I think is very strong and provocative but more a reflection on the social psycholgy it seems to bring into focus for me.
Link to comment

Powerful.... A great, atypical composition. Excellent work, Gunnar!

( PS: strange, I had similar connotation to Jack re: cancer & the black tubular shape...) 

Link to comment

A strong  and well balanced graphic presentation. The crispness of the cup and its shadow juxtapose nicely with the softness of the print of the smoker.

Link to comment

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...