something surgical...

Thanks for posting. I REALLY like all of them, especially #1 and #3. The shadow in #3 makes it. Great work.

Steve

yep, that's him
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Irakly Shanidze
http://www.shanidze.com/en

it's from my "explosive women" project. supposed to be a calendar, but then people become too sensitive to improvised explosive devices
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Irakly Shanidze
http://www.shanidze.com/en

Irakly Shanidze said:

but then people become too sensitive to improvised explosive
devices

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hahah too funny : )

cheers

Irakly Shanidze said:

it's from my "explosive women" project. supposed to be a calendar,
but then people become too sensitive to improvised explosive
devices
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Irakly Shanidze
http://www.shanidze.com/en

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Irakly,

So now I'm seeing and realizing that one of your techniques is to be a photgraphic corrigorapher. That's more advanced and creative than much of my work. All I ever do is to capture the moment (if I'm luky).

So that explains why I have thousands of uninteresting photos to every one or two that may have something. I'm always chasing the moment.

But, now I see one can create the moment, if one has the imagination. Which I must admit I lack.

Funny, back as a youth my imagination was my favorite part of myself that I liked. I had it in abundance. As I got older I had to become inspired just to tap back into it.

That's what living a routine life can do. Put creativity to sleep. That's why I think you are such a good influence here on dpreview. You do not show routine photo's but hand made creative images that wake us up.

Well I'm awakening and the calling to create still lives in me and I will be true to myself and follow it. Perhaps after living all these years I have somrthing to say. There is no guarrantee that I do, however.

In words what I have to say is life is precous and exiting so protect life and pass it on to the future for all and have some children while your here. They change the meaning of life from theory to reality.

So if I can paint something with that message and capture some moments with that message I will be working.
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Artist Eyes

I think it's all been said here - all I can add is my own 'Wow!'

The simplicity of the composition of the 2nd drew me intially to it more than the first...then it started to give me the creeps! There's an element of desire involved, but the pose, the electrical cord, the shadow, suggests the possibility of a violent death, which makes the first impulse very wrong. Alarming.

The 1st - my eyes went from the red mirror frame, to her hands, the crucifix pose, to her breasts, then to the 'skirt', to which my initial reaction was that it looked like the feminine version of a suicide bomber's vest, and had an icy hand around my chest. Explosive indeed.

Irakly, you're an inspiration.

ATB,

Rob
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Oxford, UK
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rmhodnett

well, i thought that this is exactly what painters are usually better at: creating something in their imagination and then spilling it on canvas. it is harder to do in photography, but therefore much more exciting.
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Irakly Shanidze
http://www.shanidze.com/en

Irakly Shanidze said:

it is harder to do in photography, but
therefore much more exciting

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Interesting comment Irakly..
I mean just what is it that makes something...."exciting".
Just because it is harder, more challenging?...
maybe...maybe not, depends...on so many things.

I think in order to create a thrill,
one needs to be pushed to the limits..the very edge
to find the extent to which ones capacity begins to falter
and then (here is where it gets very exciting for me) to find
a deeper resource, one entirely beyond the routine grasp
that can express itself above and beyond your present abilities.

Now THAT is exciting.

To become a conduit to a higher creative expressive energies...
then one is just finding himself along for the ride, in wonder.
No effort at all...in complete freedom.

But be carefull...don't bobble....oh no! hahahah
Trust man trust!... its a fine leading edge to play with.

One does need to search the boundaries that
challenge those technical skills that the practicioner has aquired.
I mean they can only take you so far..
we see "perfect" technical work in every field....mechanical, sterile, dead.
It just does not have the "spark" that the truely creative work has.
Often too the creative work lacks the technical perfection
that somehow was killing its higher expressive potentials..
some how the "rules" simply become a bondage.
They just dont seem to "work" anymore.

It is on that cutting "edge" or space where one must let
go of all he knows to explore a truer freedom,
is of a more refined challenge...technicalities aside,
as they are not so hard to aquire..but to leave them behind??

Now thats a different story..
one that each has to discover for himself.

I mean aquiring a new skill set is always exciting in itself...
but truely the challenge then becomes more subtle...dangerous.
One either remains with the status quo and becomes repeatative
or out of boredom (often concealing the fear) and drops out completely
then goes on to the next "hobby" avoiding altogether
the real challenges that come into play at the higher levels.
Where the stakes are much more..how much can you risk?

That is the real challenge....difficulty.....predicament.

So I don't think it is so much what you do..
that would depend more on individual tendancies..talents.
One may prefer to work with music or painting, sculpture,
photography, writing....whatever.

If difficulty were the deciding factor
then to choose something you have no capacity for
would be the most exciting, it is so difficult...hmnn ??

One should first love the work...and then simply work.
There is no other way to bring transcendent energies
into play...other than to be open to the possibility.
Often people wait for the creative impulse..and they wait forever.
One must do the work..preparing the ground and then...
work some more.... and see.

I think the biggest challenge is fear..
because it manifests so subtlety
taking disguise under so many masks.
One would rather just avoid the issue altogther.
To live in a justification, forever disgruntled...if only, if only.

I don't know..what else to say?
I better stop now...hahah

Cheers
Bruce

Irakly Shanidze said:

well, i thought that this is exactly what painters are usually
better at: creating something in their imagination and then
spilling it on canvas. it is harder to do in photography, but
therefore much more exciting.
--
Irakly Shanidze
http://www.shanidze.com/en

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Yeah I like it!
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/nachkebia/

wow, this is exactly how i lay it out for my students when we talk about factors preventing from freely expressing creativity.
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Irakly Shanidze
http://www.shanidze.com/en