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Post by Reamsie Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:33 pm

Loretta Lux is a German photographer who used to be a painter. I find her images fascinating in a strange sort of way. Nobody knows exactly how she creates her works, but they are reminisent of child paintings from the 19th century. Kind of cool actually.

http://www.lorettalux.de/
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Post by melodiccolor Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:46 pm

I agree, they are fascinating in a strange sort of disturbing way. Definately not your run of the mill photographer.


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Post by Nucky Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:50 pm

Isabella looks like a dude Laughing and rolling
(works II, 3rd row, 4th pic)

Cool pics though. Very unique.
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Post by SimplyNan Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:01 pm

Kinda strange is right. The posers seem to be devoid of emotion and almost life.
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Post by Logan (Earthmaiden) Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:25 pm

These are eerily weird. Devoid of emotion, zombieish, like the walking dead, possessed. Creepy. (shudder)
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Post by TheStargazer Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:46 am

Devoid of emotion, really? Reamsie, do you agree? I don't see it that way...
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Post by Nucky Tue Jul 15, 2008 1:09 am

I don't see any emotion in the pics either.
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Post by Reamsie Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:20 am

I don't think their devoid of emotion, I see a kind of sadness. I want to use the word waif when I look at these.
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Post by Little Sister Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:49 am

Wistful is the word that sprang to mind when I saw these photos. I find them hauntingly beautiful. Innocence lost.
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Post by BlueTopaz Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:50 am

I think they are wonderful! They remind me of the china dolls of the 19th century. I don't get a negative feeling from them at all. They look like tin-types with vibrant color. IIRC, didn't most of the very early photographs show subjects in very rigid poses, hardly ever smiling?
Why was that, BTW?
Very interesting.
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Post by StrawberryLife Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:33 pm

'Why was that' - needed extra long time for exposure, he he... Smile

Well, those really are interesting... I keep thinking of them as alie3ns or... yup, kinda zombies/Damien3 or something, to rise up & attack you... Smile

a kind of melancholy/sadness comes to mind too...

Interesting to look at, but I wouldn't really want them on my wall or so... Smile
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Post by Reamsie Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:43 pm

BlueTopaz wrote:I think they are wonderful! They remind me of the china dolls of the 19th century. I don't get a negative feeling from them at all. They look like tin-types with vibrant color. IIRC, didn't most of the very early photographs show subjects in very rigid poses, hardly ever smiling?
Why was that, BTW?
Very interesting.

Because people had to sit still for up to 15 minutes sometimes when having their pictures taken. In fact some early photographers used metal clamps to hold a person's neck still. You can't hold a still smile for 15 minutes. In fact that is why a lot of early photographs are with closed eyes as well.
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