John Wood
John Wood Exhibition
Submitted by Ross Meneses on Fri, 09/18/2009 - 14:21I was captivated by John Woods' art. The first thing I encountered upon entering the exhibit was a quote "maybe the time has come for creative photography to encompass the large problems without propaganda or journalism. I was intrigued by this, and wondered how that concept was going to become realized through his art.
Decoding Photographic Intention
Submitted by stephanie.lascano on Fri, 09/18/2009 - 00:10I must admit, photography is an artistic medium that I never quite had the best understanding of. With painting or performance or music it's irrefutable that the effort that goes into these works requires a motive, an agenda to express a certain idea. But, by pressing a button to snap a picture, I didn't find it as straight-forward. To me, a picture in a gallery put side by side with a picture that had no artistic implication looked the same. Until I attended the John Wood exhibit at the International Center of Photography.
John Wood Photography Exhibit
Submitted by Michelle Ranello on Thu, 09/17/2009 - 19:53The photography museum was a lot more interesting then I thought it would be. I think the exhibit was very unusual. The first photograph that we looked at really got me to see that a photgraph is worth a thousand words. When we first looked at it I was like ok its a photo of flowers with a gun in the middle. Whats the big deal with that? It was really cool that the photgraph was more then that. Once we started talking about the photograph I realized how reflective of the time period it was. The whole Vietnam era is one of my favorite times in American history.
The John Wood Exhibit and my Thoughts on Photography as an Artistic Medium
Submitted by Alex Greetham on Thu, 09/17/2009 - 17:37