A PIZZAONIAN CONCEPTION OF REALITY IF THERE IS SUCH A THING.
LUNCH WITH PICASSO
WAITING FOR CIVILISATION
STILL WAITING FOR CIVILISATION
THIS IS WHAT WE WERE WAITING FOR?
ALL IMAGES COURTESY OF THE PIZZAONIAN ART INSTITUTE. PAINTINGS (PHOTOS?) BY PIZZAONIUS, cira 345 PET (pizzaonian evolutionary time)
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(C)copyright* - Pizzaonian Art Institute, Abe Straction, curator - Pizzaonian Space and Aeronautical Administration PSAA
IMAGE: THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS BELIEVED TO BE THE SECOND IMAGE OF A BLACK HOLE EVER RECORDED - from the Mozzarella space probe, Pizzaonian Space and Aeronautical Administration
Today the Pizzaonian Seminar for the Advancement of Real Science published what is believed to be the second image of a black hole ever recorded from space.
Professor Gogi Forbrokei released the second photo today with the statement that the outstanding detail and resolution of the image erases all doubt that this is black hole. Professor Forbrokei is expected to release more information about the continued, amazing success of the Mozzarella space probe later this week
Reported by Pizzaonian Newsertainment Network, Diverti Mento, director
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THE FIRST PIZZAONIAN SPACE PROBE PHOTOGRAPH OF A BLACK HOLE WAS RECORDED APRIL 2012 - from the Mozzarella space probe, Pizzaonian Space and Aeronautical Administration. The two photographs, then and now, are virtually identical
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FROM: PIZZAONIAN NEWSERTAINMENT NETWORK (PNN)
Contact: Publicio Relationio at the PNN office of Public Relations at: [email protected]
SUBJECT: THE DEATH OF THE LITERAL IMAGE
Image - delegates at the Pizzaonian Art Institute, Abe Straction, curator
All images are from the private collection of the PIZZAONIAN ART INSTITUTE - Contact Abe Straction, curator, for more information" [email protected] copyright - (C) all rights are the exclusive property of the Pizzaonian Art Institute and images cannot be reproduced without written permission.
Today at the opening of the Pizzaonian Art Institute’s seminar on the state of Pizzaonian art, Abe Straction, newly appointed curator of the Institute declared the death of the literal image as a viable art form.
It should be clear to all who have followed art for the last 100 years that the literal image has become so ubiquitous, clichéd and mechanical in its rendition it is now insignificant as a form of communication in the digital age. This is the major theme of this year’s meetings.
“Perhaps, one could argue there is some usefulness in the literal image as a reminder of a past age, but when examined closely even that fades,” declared Mr. Straction
The focus of discussions here at the seminar is on what happened to the literal image after it was co-opted as a marketing tool to sell and propagandize. The advance of technology and the notion that everyone is “an artist” was simply one more “nail in the coffin.”
Obviously, not everyone agrees, however, this controversy will only grow louder as Mr. Straction gains more credibility in the Pizzaonian art establishment.
Next: How and why photography died.
Reporting from Pizzaonia, Brother Giovanni for PNN
Pizzaonian lunar eclipse photographed with new square lens with magna resolution. (c)2012 courtesy of Pizzaonian Art Institute, Abe Straction, curator
Pizzaonius, founder of Pizzaonia, delivering his annual Pizzaonian entenial address
Crowd in a moment of private reflection on the virtues of Pizzaonian culture
Beginning of festivities at the annual Pizzaonian Entenial Ball
Pizzaonius arriving at the annual Pizzaonian Entenial Ball
All images are from the private collection of the PIZZAONIAN ART INSTITUTE - Contact Abe Straction, curator, for more information" [email protected] copyright - (C) all rights are the exclusive property of the Pizzaonian Art Institute and images cannot be reproduced without written permission.
If, for some reason, you are not concerned about the role of creativity and visual language in the new photography that is now emerging, you should be. .
The nature of the changes that the digital process brings to us changes the perspective of the photograph as a limited medium. The interpretive photograph requires fresh and better-honed creative skills.
For years, we confused craft and technique with artistic talent. That time has passed, and we are entering into a new era. Since the craft, for the most part is completed for us by the technology, substituting or confusiing craft for visual talent is history.
While some understanding of craft is necessary, the critical skill is the ability to tell a visual story. We have to make a clear distinction between knowledge of the imaging software and knowledge of visual language.
Visual story telling requires a keen sense of how visual language is used and interpreted by your audience. This includes advanced editing skills and a conceptual awareness of symbols, color and design.
A sense of the whole that brings universal and holistic meaning to each image will be essential for today's emergng photographer. These will be the arenas that the professional will use to separate themselves from the amateurs.
From a professional perspective, this becomes a matter of survival. If we do not define who we are then the public and/or the technology will. If so, it is the end of our profession as we know it. Is this good or bad?
I am not going to profess judgments here. What I am professing is that change is upon us and is evolutionary in its significance. Are we going to be ahead of the change and help define it, or will the change wash over us like a giant tsunami?
Next: The role of visual language in the emerging photography....