by Danny | Oct 28, 2007 | contemporary photography, Creative Process
On Thursday night, I went to see a sold-out artist’s talk by Jeff Wall at SFMOMA, where a retrospective of his work has just opened. His is work that has never grabbed me visually on its own, but when words are added to his images they come to life in a new way. He is...
by Danny | Sep 21, 2007 | Creative Process, digital printing, Evocations
After a couple visits with Kris at Electric Works (formerly Trillium), my new prints for Evocations are in production. Soon I will have nine new images to add to the series. Here you can see the proofs emerging upside down, rolling off the printer. Very exciting for...
by Danny | Sep 17, 2007 | contemporary photography, Creative Process
I recently went back for a second look at the Hiroshi Sugimoto exhibition at the De Young Museum. One of the things that really struck me this time was the wide range of dates within some of his series. For example, in his dioramas (one is pictured here), Sugimoto...
by Danny | Sep 12, 2007 | art and healing, artist books, books, Bottle Dreams, Creative Process, Studio
Usually, it is just me and my dog at my Muir Beach studio, but yesterday brought two visitors. The first was Coleen, a wonderful book binder who lives in Muir Beach. We have been talking for ages about connecting to see each other’s work spaces, and yesterday we...
by Danny | Jul 31, 2007 | Creative Process, Evocations, quotes
“One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.” -Friedrich NietzscheThe studio is a mess these days. I have excavated my drawers, piles, and files, discovering maps, photographs, and other symbolic objects buried in my...
by Danny | Jul 24, 2007 | Creative Process, Evocations, Studio
I am almost reluctant to speak this aloud in case it might jinx me – but, after overcoming some resistance, I have been shooting new photos for my Evocations series. Every foggy morning for the last week, I have been on my studio deck – my table filled with a variety...
