tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post4682095287064144970..comments2024-03-26T23:27:56.399-07:00Comments on B: RejectBlake Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187987264904729243noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-14238288065852812642012-02-13T06:17:17.671-08:002012-02-13T06:17:17.671-08:00as funny as I found yr anti-resume, u do realize t...as funny as I found yr anti-resume, u do realize that its ALL about the CV dont u? <br /><br />the ppl who decide these awards and shit haven't got a fucking clue what's good work, or what's contemporary, or what's innovative.<br /><br />but they are at least intelligent enough to realise that they don't have a clue...<br /><br />so how do they choose? well, they just look at the resume and accept whoever went to the right art school and already got selected for a bunch of other crappy shows. <br /><br />how else do u explain the total mediocrity that so often gets the breaks? u can be sure that it's mediocrity with a great resume<br /><br />lots of love, another AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-15152607182506335172012-02-03T05:32:10.270-08:002012-02-03T05:32:10.270-08:00that Rueben looked scrumptious! can i stop by for...that Rueben looked scrumptious! can i stop by for lunch some time?<br /><br />please know that several years ago a writer submitted the work of Mark Twain under his own name to many publishers and received only rejection after rejection.<br /><br />even when you're dead and famous, the rejection letters still roll in. <br /><br />that's art baby.patricianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-23493232771386054702012-02-02T15:00:36.168-08:002012-02-02T15:00:36.168-08:00You defiantly need to be a little insane, i've...You defiantly need to be a little insane, i've learnt that much.elizabethhoskinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10644874675492720356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-87836030732454089512012-02-02T09:21:56.384-08:002012-02-02T09:21:56.384-08:00The fourth jewel:
Great CussingThe fourth jewel:<br /><br />Great CussingBlake Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187987264904729243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-44386554304478293122012-02-02T09:19:47.552-08:002012-02-02T09:19:47.552-08:00Anon again,
Your better off asking other establis...Anon again,<br /><br />Your better off asking other established artist what they think honestly and constructively about your artwork. <br />Sorry for the F'ING This is a subject I am passionate about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-1737579748705772812012-02-02T09:17:56.316-08:002012-02-02T09:17:56.316-08:00The three jewels of training:
Great Faith
Great D...The three jewels of training:<br /><br />Great Faith<br />Great Doubt<br />Great EffortBlake Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187987264904729243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-64799092571703323402012-02-02T09:00:09.998-08:002012-02-02T09:00:09.998-08:00What a crock of shit the applying for for shows &a...What a crock of shit the applying for for shows & ultimately the rejection letter is. <br />Who gives a fuck if they like your art enough to give you grants, shows or buy it?. <br />Awards are medals of mediocrity. <br />Getting a grant, show etc is confirmation that what you do will either sell or is what the competition committee likes the look of & or wants on there gallery wall. <br /><br />NOW Here is what you should do stop the whinge get a GROUP SHOW up. <br />And do it 2 to 4 times a year until someone looks at your figures for visitors or sales and then over time get recognition that way. <br />Personally I make art for me and no one else. <br />I couldn't give a fuck if someone doesn't like what I do. I say "Poor them" :-(. <br />But if someone likes my artwork or someone buys it then they share my sense of style and taste, I say "now good for them" :-).<br /><br />Now dont get me wrong I do have self doubt in what I do.<br />But I'm confident in the fact I've made something that satisfies my rules on style, beauty, texture etc... and fuck it yeah I fucking like it!<br />At the end of the day for me its not about the money, money it does make the world go round, but nah I love doing it, doing it.<br /><br />Confidence is sexy.<br /><br />Life my new found friend is a roller coaster so whatever happens learn to love it. Good Luck. <br /><br />ANONAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-47895349177542160532012-02-01T05:57:48.227-08:002012-02-01T05:57:48.227-08:00Zisis, my thoughts exactly -submit your best work,...Zisis, my thoughts exactly -submit your best work, which in my humble opinion is your street work.Simonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-84258878146442849922012-02-01T02:08:41.921-08:002012-02-01T02:08:41.921-08:00Blake, I'm Malaysian located 70% of the world ...Blake, I'm Malaysian located 70% of the world away and yet I know of and love your blog, and everytime you rant or whine (sorry!) loads of people leave comments and stuff. What more do you want? I have 55 followers on tumblr that don't ever say anything to me. Oh wait, except a couple of guys who told me that they like my photos. And because I really like their photos too, I value their opinions 100times more than someone who doesn't even know who Robert Frank is. I have a copy of Lenswork which my friend bought for me from US and even though I quite like Josef Hoflehner and Douglas Stockdale and even some of Brooks Jensen's own work it is largely an uptight-ish "fine-art" type publication that does not appreciate the subtlety and humour of your work. Honestly I feel your work would look out of place in Lenswork. Then again I only have one copy to base this opinion on. Eek!<br /><br />anyway the solution is to move to Tokyo:<br />http://www.americanphotomag.com/article/2012/01/future-photography-alive-and-well-tokyo<br /><br />best of luck! btw I've started writing about my photographs and stuff a lot more since I discovered your blog. I think photographers should take themselves less seriously and you are my inspiration. Thanks man.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Hsien-Loong Limloonganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639135702843416412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-83861624807234063922012-01-31T09:02:41.895-08:002012-01-31T09:02:41.895-08:00As someone who has had to notify people that their...As someone who has had to notify people that their photographs were included in an exhibition, nothing is more frustrating than the unnecessary extra dialog about which "Untitled" photo was selected. It makes the curating of a show so much simpler if you just put a title on it.omphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10875070456373727999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-21499058635335754072012-01-31T06:40:35.968-08:002012-01-31T06:40:35.968-08:00Nice work Chere! In some shots the differential fo...Nice work Chere! In some shots the differential focus is used in a very compelling way. I frequenlty encounter hints of Keith Carter which I presume is known to you. As in the #7 of the Indian series with the boy and the birds.Zisis Kardianoshttp://www.zisiskardianos.grnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-82451843333466621442012-01-30T17:23:17.727-08:002012-01-30T17:23:17.727-08:00This post is so funny. I too received mine this mo...This post is so funny. I too received mine this month and got one last month. My favorite? I took great care to put together some beautifully printed images and sent them to a local gallery; only to get them back with "Thanks for sharing" scribbled on the back of the portfolio. Nice touch. I am heading in the direction of 'screw all of you; I just like to do what I do'. And the very next thing I send images to will not contain any pertinent information. <br />When asked to explain my work, I told a professor in one of my very first classes: "If I have to tell you what it's about then I didn't do my job". That was my beginning self. Myself before I was a photographer. My zen self if you will. I think I liked her better.chere paffordhttp://www.cherepafford.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-51137686973815505222012-01-30T15:45:22.288-08:002012-01-30T15:45:22.288-08:00Blake, Titles do help sometimes. However, if you c...Blake, Titles do help sometimes. However, if you can't be bothered to think of a title or don't think it needs one then "Untitled (#167, Willamette Valley-Diana series)" is likely to attract more attention. If nothing else it makes the viewer wonder what else might be in the series and, if this one is #167, it must be good to have missed the discard pile.<br /><br />p.s.the 167 can be replaced by anyrandom number within a beleivable range. "Untitled (#100679246891, Willamette Valley-Diana series)" might not be quite as effective ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07728322950413680740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-74280663752249414642012-01-30T13:22:42.153-08:002012-01-30T13:22:42.153-08:00That made me literally LOL ChristopheThat made me literally LOL ChristopheK. Praslowiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256037792557370609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-55213436562645002812012-01-30T12:38:20.229-08:002012-01-30T12:38:20.229-08:00Sent today to someone who sent me a rejection lett...Sent today to someone who sent me a rejection letter: <br />Dear so and so, I thank you for the interest you take in my artistic endeavours, but I am sorry to inform you that I do not accept your rejection letter. I will show my work nonetheless at your gallery for the aforemantioned show. Please forward all necessary delivery details.<br /><br /><br />Sent today. Let's how THEY like it.Christophehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543863436752679095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-74093005486636997852012-01-30T12:26:26.912-08:002012-01-30T12:26:26.912-08:00By the way, just got a rejection email myself toni...By the way, just got a rejection email myself tonight. Shall we swap?Christophehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543863436752679095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-56557564788403934892012-01-30T11:21:56.426-08:002012-01-30T11:21:56.426-08:00well, this certainly paints today in a more surrea...well, this certainly paints today in a more surreal light.<br /><br />in my defense, my whining is usually much more articulate than shown here.Doug Brewernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-35727095522341940752012-01-30T08:58:50.763-08:002012-01-30T08:58:50.763-08:00Hey, it's the same here in Brazil. So many sho...Hey, it's the same here in Brazil. So many shows going on, so many Photography Weeks, so many bad photos on the walls... I'm sure they just care about CVs, the written project and about who you know. You got to have a project, no matter how bad or inconsistent it is. Last time I tried an application for a grant I realized that one of the jurymen shares a blog with one of the awarded photographers. There's a guy showing very dull photos of security cabins in Sao Paulo for the 10th time... etc, etc, etc.Gustavo Gomeshttp://www.flickr.com/gustavominasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-73237427043309145802012-01-30T05:44:00.288-08:002012-01-30T05:44:00.288-08:00Oh no - please don´t kill yourself unless I have b...Oh no - please don´t kill yourself unless I have bought all of your pictures, told the world what a freak you are and then you may go ahead with your dead wish... but it has to be one with a spectacular finish - just kidding!<br />It is a sad time for an artist to live in. Pea counters and calculators are holding the key positions in the big companies and ever since they have tried to commercialize creativity. <br />Photography is not a just a job, not just a hobby, it is a very strong passion - you can not just stop it like smoking ...<br />Keep on with what you are doing - your blog also is a treat!Schulze-Wenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548035240843921457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-51179147675671733402012-01-30T05:36:44.050-08:002012-01-30T05:36:44.050-08:00bah, stop applying and ceate your own show. Ask en...bah, stop applying and ceate your own show. Ask entrants to fork out 20 bucks and use the money to set up an exhibition for your friends and yourself (under a different name). Then send all the entrants a rejection letter.Christophehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543863436752679095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-45909969397536871512012-01-30T04:41:33.914-08:002012-01-30T04:41:33.914-08:00I want to leave a comment about the brilliance of ...I want to leave a comment about the brilliance of this blogpost. I wish my comment could be as funny as the post. Sadly I feel that it wont be funny at all.<br /><br />Blake, the majority of what people like is not very good. Lots of good stuff is only appreciated years after it was made. I guess it all boils down to why we are doing it. Who do we do it for. What is the point? And do we earn enough to survive while doing it. <br /><br />I think I should select some people whos work I like and curate my own thing. If I ever do, you need not apply.<br />I will contact you and make sure you are included ;)Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079842881424759433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-49510034897950952392012-01-28T18:03:19.556-08:002012-01-28T18:03:19.556-08:00I looked up "chutzpah" in the dictionary...I looked up "chutzpah" in the dictionary. Chutzpah is charging $35 for a portfolio submission. I must have beeeen desperate. NEVER AGAIN!Benhttp://www.bennettlevinephotographs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-89195164225520840402012-01-28T14:29:03.094-08:002012-01-28T14:29:03.094-08:00Blake, what stands between you and the photography...Blake, what stands between you and the photography art world is the missing words and the sort of pictures you do. In other words, everything! It's that simple.<br />If you ready to make boring photos and garnish them with a pretentious concept, the success is just around the corner. <br />But to get accepted for what you are, man that's grueling.<br /><br />I think you are already denigrading yourself by giving them Dianas and not street.<br />Dianas is a lost cause and frankly is just reborn pictorialism in disguise.Zisis Kardianoshttp://www.burnmyeye.org/site/about-us/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-91208169109691661382012-01-28T13:32:41.570-08:002012-01-28T13:32:41.570-08:00I know you feel bad, but I do not really get the g...I know you feel bad, but I do not really get the giving up angle. Either the work you do is good, or it is bad, and unless you cannot tell the difference, you should know whether to carry on or not. If the work is good, then why let the tastes of curators and their associated rejections stop you from producing work you know to be good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-12062104392600542992012-01-28T05:03:52.310-08:002012-01-28T05:03:52.310-08:00I've been a commercial photographer for over 3...I've been a commercial photographer for over 35 years, and have a great portfolio of commercial work that everyone comments on, but no one will hire me to do anything anymore, too old, they don't want to mix a 57 year old in with the 'kids' at the studio, they might not like working with their Dad. <br /><br />That said, I have a lifetime of personal work that could never be catagorized into anything that would make sense in the art world either. So no joy there. <br /><br />Walking around taking pictures with no end purpose, is something like visual turrettes, if you can't stop, it's something psychological, not art dedication.<br /><br />Sometimes you just need to stop...<br /><br />Read a story in the NYT about ten years ago about people restarting their lives. They talked to a fairly decent jazz trumpeter, who was studying in law school. He said you just have to say to yourself, either I'm not good enough, or I just didn't get the breaks, but after a while, it just isn't happening.<br /><br />I imagined myself shooting until the day I day, but the expense of upgrades in digital, and the lack of labs in analog, means that it isn't going to happen. Sometimes it's just over...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com