Friday, October 06, 2006

Mapplethorpe Scottish National Gallery Of Modern Art/ Philip Townsend 21/08/06

Mapplethorpe:
What a parade of flatulent egos!
The only human characteristic on show is vanity.
How embarrasing to be one of the subjects...
The photo notes had lots of talk about composition - but surely the easiest part of photography. Especially in a studio!

Philip Townsend:
Compare and contrast the Philip Townsend exhibition round the corner.
Fun, joyful, sexy - and shows why these people were cool.

(To be fair, there was an interesting point in the Mapplethorpe about why the series on women seemed less offensively vain. Answers on a postcard please. Then again, why should I be fair?)

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