Untitled by Imants Krumins
… thought about it………… I should buy a pair of goal posts for the backyard ………….. instead of kicking my soul aimlessly
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Bio:
…………………. lived most of my life in Australia
Exhibited on the Continent, The New World and The Old World ………. No awards prizes etc
Author of some current Visual Arts textbooks
Limited interest in pro·to·col \ˈprō-tə-ˌkȯl, -ˌkōl, -ˌkäl, -kəl\
Imants Krumins
Not sure what’s happening here, but it’s brilliant. I suppose because I want to know, and I’m captivated by the image: esp. the odd position of the hands and the two metal objects.
i cant resist..
(traveling all night..6:40am…havent slept..)
and then i saw Imants’ photo…
BRILLIANT…
from another planet..unique style..I didnt even know how much i like b&w until i saw this..
No cliches, not the usual..cant classify it.. not a follower..
Imants’ school..Art? photojournalism?
both?
OUT OF THIS WORLD..
Imants is genius..I use to hate him for that..envy him.i was trying to “explain” him and i couldnt..
respect? more than that..a little bit of “fear”? yes , i felt that too..
but i know better than that..I made friends with myself..and i have no problem to admit that whoever shot this photo above..is simply..A GENIUS..
an original…
:))))))))))))))))))))))
black
silver
liquid
light…
skin
hands
water
and
rings….
and
a gesture
and
a glance…
a moment…
**
a BEAUTIFUL photograph…
***
almost feel at home seeing this.. Indiaxyou intoxicating bitch..
mean … super mean…
without the picture and just the artist’s statement..
without the statement and just the picture…
best artist statement so far…
unpretentious… just mean… ;))
overcome
by raw emotion
lost ability
to write
a proper sentence
writing nonsense
restless traveller
photographs
dont
have to be
good
just
know
how to
distract from them
pro-to-col!!!
unique vision
it’s ours
joining
in
a chorus
of
self
proclaimed
artists
their
souls
BURN
in need for
attention
restless traveller
Mean? and lean…
Brilliant.
polished
above
SPEECHLESS
Brilliant?
Genius?
SPEECHLESS?
beautyful?
It’s hard to define from a single shot.
May be I’m viewing a different photo :( but I saw only a very contrasty image without a meaning…
with respect
GB
I like the picture very much, too.
Technically very good. It is contrasty, but you still see structure within the blacks and in the whites.
The Layout is wonderful – the lines of the arm and the leg, the pot … it is well-balanced.
This picture binds me to look and find things, and the story builds up in my mind.
This creates meaning.
Gaetano. Haik, John…ALL..I cant recall when was the last time we saw ( or at least i saw ) such impressive black & white here on Burn..i think it must have been Bob Blacks’ almost a year ago..and maybe Francescos?( do i recall the name right?) a month ago ( that great essay with the girls bare chest that raised controversy etc..)
But for real..As David mentioned in a previous thread 11 out of 10 essays here on Burn are submitted in a black & white form..( converted or not ) i dont care…doesnt matter…this one here from Imants should be tought in schools…
i remember a conversation we had a while ago about being able to “see” in b&w..people were claiming they can “see” in b&w..people claimed they can “walk” on the water..they can give back the light to the blind..
people claimed they can only see “vertical”..they can read “densities”…& “entities” and “dieties”…and also know the magic diet or cure cancer…
as i said there is Thodoris that is a master printer and the kids really knows about b&w..
we have BobB, francesco that they play b&w like a violin..& for the rest of US…
lets zip it, watch & learn…
thank u Imants…
tell em how it is..
and show US how it suppose to be ( look like )..
big hug
( who said u cant enjoy great b&w on the screen???)
SEBASTIAN…
u obviously think u got some unique sense of humor..i can see why u r so envious..( sorry i meant jealous )..
although i promised not to speak to the TROLLS anymore.here im doing an exception for you…
Since u love Burn..since u spent already half of your life here..why dont u let Wendy to teach u how to write? or Imants or bob how to do some b&w?…Proclaimed artists? little Troll? All of them in Burn?
And you are the “real” one?…
One against All? mr..Sebastian Che Guevarra?..mr Sebastian 2PAC??
gtefuckouttahere..little troll…
All…running for coffee…noon..waking up in grecolandia…need to eat , shower and skype couple good friends…
big hug
“May be I’m viewing a different photo :( but I saw only a very contrasty image without a meaning…
with respect
GB”
Well, Gaetano, sometimes the gushy love here leaves you feeling like a Saint Bernard has been licking your face for 30 minutes. I agree, though. I don’t think this one will be on the walls of MOMA anytime soon.
i dont understend what’s happening here, but it’s a GREAT photograph.
very special and technically so good.
like panos said : looks like from another planet
good choise david!
un saludo
oh ..sorry i left John Gladdys’ b&w abilities out…i love John G’s style …
and of course master John Vink also does not any introduction from me…Y’already
know he is great at what he does..
big hug..
running bobb style for coffee..:))
We don’t have the “one comment only” restriction here, do we?
Gaetano, Jim.
Could you please explain what creates your standpoint? – I am curious and want to learn from that.
What do you see, what we don’t .. or vice versa?
Thomas, my opinion is that the photo aspires to be more than it is.
Jim, how can a photo do that? Is it not the viewer interpreting into it?
Thomas multiple comments are ok…..you can play rabbits and ferrets to your heart’s content.
Jim 10-91 and 10-23
The graphical elements engaged me the moment the image came up.
But, “limited interest in protocol”? This image screams protocol; the washing of the feet at Temple from the Bible, Rembrandt’s ‘Return of the Prodigal Son’; one of the favourite parts of the body to cleanse. Isn’t this an image dealing with the protocol of respect for others – as well as for self?
ps. thanks to all who left a comment
Thomas, a photo means nothing apart from the interpretation of others? The photographer had no intent?
Jeff, I think Imants is having a little fun with us.
10 4
Jeff on the plane I made up all this stuff I was going to do then it dawned on me I had no visa ……… got returned to sender…….returned and promptly forgot the stuff and ttp://www.artouko.com/im.htm
http://www.artouko.com/im.htm
It’s a photograph
Jeff..
Yes.. exactly.. spot on… Respect for the Sacred, the Sacred place, Oneself, and Others.
I think to recognize this one must first of all, be familiar with this ritual.
laughing…
it was 6:40am.. i was travelling…haven(‘t slept )…
how i wish it was 4:20…
( i never had the ability to write a proper sentence anyways..)
but im able for a
big hug…
squeeze type a hug..
( burp )
:)
it´s a pretty simple composition.. rule of thirds n all that – it works.
made more complex by the three limbs n hands.
i like the photo.. seems formal and almost still-life painterly, ethereal feel (seems gaussian blur) comes from the steal pot against the rough ground and harsh shadow.
reminds me i have to bath tor capa tonight.
chairs krumins
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The photo strikes me as an effective visual representation of suffering and degradation. I like the geometry of the composition, the placement of both the content and the tones. It’s enjoyable as an abstract. The metallic aspect, I think, separates it from similar photos with similar intent. I like the way it evokes (for me at least) the idea of chains without indulging the cliche. Very well done, imo.
this photograph reminds me of stayajit ray movies …. his impeccable attention to detail of middle class life in bengal … …. havent thought about his work for a while … many thanks for reminding !
Imants :))))
no time to write, but only this for u…
thinking of this pic, made me think of this
i know u understand that i understand that u understand :)))))
now, how to explain that to the rest of the world? ;))…
silver as the fleece of a wolf, blacks as the light against shoulders and teeth…
from your picture, thinking of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8lUC2Pjtoc
hugs
bob
OK I’m calling you out.
You can hide in your institution.
You know you have more.
We know You have more…
If ya gunna talk the talk ya betta start walkn..
badabom.
Imants,
I imagine a human.
He can make and use instruments.
His hands, scars and wooden legs tell some history.
He was a king punished in Tartarus by being cursed to roll a huge boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down, and to repeat this throughout eternity.
But he knows very small difference in repeating rolling it.
His name is Sisyphus. one human. :))
It is simply my imagination. I enjoyed it very much.
Thanks and congratulations!
Kyunghee Lee…
had no idea u can speak greek..:)))))
big hug
Hi, Panos!
hahaha… Yes, I know your home story.
I’ve enjoyed your pictures of Greece very much.
Thank you :)))
Sorry, but what is this? People can love it, fine. For me, it is one of the weakest singles published on Burn. I mean, this is pretty much straight from places like TrekEarth.com. Rather cliche travel photography kind of stuff, composed in a cliche rule of thirds way.
Truth is between Panos’s genius claims (sacré Panos!) and Rafal’s pooh-poohing.
And that’s good Imants! I always applaud you striving at achieving anything but viscerally personal, not in the end (we all end up personal, usually), but from the beginning.
That you can do that with a picture that calls out at first so many past references, even the “I have seen it somewhere, before” remark, is a tribute to your, weirdly enough, iconoclastic imagination. You ask no question and take no prisoner.
We’ll never meet at the centre, but we’ll meet at the extremes. That’s Imants for me. Your unique individuality is cause to celebrate.
Brilliant was also about Imants.
Imants you are one freaking polished carbon formula. the black type.
ha – “it’s a photograph”. phew.
Hi Herve :)
Beautiful, sculptural picture. Love the battered pot, the rings, the bangle and the movement. Stunning.
I keep coming back to this image…and coming back and coming back. I can’t say why exactly; it’s just, for me, a deeply spiritual experience. Not religious ’cause I’m not a religious person, but spiritual. It sings a soundless song. Thank you, Imants, for taking and sharing it.
Patricia
Kyunghee. Juliette ……… I guess that is the way it is in the sub continent as simple or complicated as one makes it
First look, immediate reaction: like this picture a lot!!!
To me it is this raw texture and this blackness of the arms, leg and foot plus the shadow and the liquid from the bowl which attract my eye. These shiny rings ask for attention as well.
Thanks for this great image! A joy to look!
Just a few minutes ago I contemplated which image I would like to see in a frame. Imants, forget about MOMA. I have some nice frames standing around waiting to be filled. This picture would certainly be most welcome on my wall! Of course I would never say no to a Kyunghee Lee island image or a loose Skoulidas!
Ahhhh – enough of this adulation! Gets a bit too much – I know, I know!
So how about a pair of goal posts for the backyard? Or a frisbee perhaps? Ups, I forgot – you Aussies use this boomerang thing…
Best
Reimar
I Like the composition, and technically is very good. The high contrast alows to communicate many sensations and describe a context with few elements. Saludos from Costa Rica,
Pura Vida!
“the way it is in the sub continent as simple or complicated as one makes it”
isn´t that life?
This is an unremarkable photo . . .
Imants
Some of your work I like a lot, the more traditional stuff, and some of it just goes over my head.
This photo is somewhere in the middle. On a traditional level it is OK but not spectacular. I sense there is some spiritual connection to be had here, but I’m afraid I’m not up to connecting with it. My loss I suppose.
You strike me as a person who spends a lot of time “in your head” if you know what I mean. I mean that only as an observation. I know I don’t spend enough time in mine, and that I connect with the world very much on a surface level. Getting back to your photograph, on the surface, there is not much to be had.
One of my sons is trying to finish up his high school english. He was complaining about having to do poetry. I was trying to explain to him, that beyond roses are red kind of poetry, that the value and the beauty of literature lies beneath its’ surface. Great literature has an engaging surface, but many layers beneath to be explored.
I think the same must be true of great photographs. They must be accessable on the surface to draw you in. The layers beneath exist sometimes only in the mind of the viewer or the artist. What you bring to a work of art is at least as important as what it contains. A good peice of art has a life of it’s own.
Thanks for the stimulation.
The image reflects the attitude of a lazy photographer….
maybe – he knows how to market hissen though.
hohoho