ArtPhotosDesk

ArtPhotosDesk, 8 days ago to queer

In honor of #pride, here's a collection devoted to LGBTQIA+ photographers and photography, from radical early projects (like the secret studio run by Norwegian photographers Bolette Berg and Marie Høeg) to the "queer new wave" rising today.

https://flipboard.com/@photographers/prideful-photography-8obqjcv418em5u1l

"For many LGBTQ, non-binary and gender-fluid artists, photography remains a charged cultural and political tool, a way to document a past and present, while guaranteeing a future." — Ananda Pellerin, @CNN

#photography #photographers #lgbtq #lgbtqia #pridemonth #pride2024

ArtPhotosDesk, 12 days ago to art

#FollowFriday for #art and #photography lovers:

🕷 @colinpurrington - #macrophotography meets spiders and insects

🏙 @gambolloch - photos of streets as architecture

🖼 @GettyRoulette - bot account of random items from the Getty collection

✂️ @owelleopard - retro-future #collage #analogcollage

🐼 @skollnott - surreal black and white #photomontage

#ff #MastoArt

ArtPhotosDesk, 14 days ago to Archaeology

@salvomic is passionate about historical and archaeological photography and has spent time in Tunisia photographing an archaeological mission.

See his work, plus other hand-picked stories about the art of documenting history and artifacts, in this curated collection (also featured today in @Flipboard's The Shot newsletter).
https://flipboard.com/@salvomic/documenting-the-past-with-historical-photography-n74rv8b9l7m082i7

#archaeology #photography #historicalphotography

ArtPhotosDesk, 19 days ago (edited 18 days ago) to random

Hmm, dating an #artwork by the date of conception, not the date of completion? That's the justification from Damien Hirst's team, who are attempting to explain why thousands of his pieces are younger than suggested.

News story via @culture https://flip.it/j-wRDY

Would you ever date a piece this way, from the date you conceived of it?

ArtPhotosDesk, 21 days ago to fediverse

June 15 is Nature Photography Day. 🌳🦅🐻📸

Are there any #photographers here in the #fediverse who would like to showcase their work and expertise around #naturephotography, #wildlifephotography and/or #birdphotography for @Flipboard's #photography newsletter and other features?

Let us know and we'll send details. 💌

ArtPhotosDesk, 21 days ago to photography

Featured today in The Shot, @Flipboard's #photography newsletter, is this gorgeous roundup from @stellakalaw on iconic fashion collaborations.

"These partnerships exemplify the creative synergy that continues to reshape the boundaries of fashion," she writes.

Includes stories like "How Irving Penn and Issey Miyake Redefined the Fashion Photograph" and "Linda Evangelista and the Canny Eye of Steven Meisel."

https://flipboard.com/@stellak2020/fashion-s-iconic-photography-collaborations-kj3pqophlfoj44u2

#fashion #fashionphotography #style #photographers

ArtPhotosDesk, 29 days ago (edited 28 days ago) to art

Earlier today, King Charles III revealed his first official portrait since his coronation in May 2023.

https://flip.it/OtdatX (via TOWN & COUNTRY)

The painting, by artist Jonathan Yeo, was commissioned in 2020 when the King was still Prince of Wales.

Reactions ranged wildly.

What’s your take?

#art #painting #royals #RoyalFamily #monarchy