Ghost Truck, 2014
I developed this cyanotype today. I've been working with the digital negative for this image for a long time now and have had to dodge the bottom of it in order to capture the front bumper, but the dodging left the image a little bit ghostly. What is it about an old truck?
CA Humanities just announced its 17 new Community Stories grantees, including Homie Up: Life Beyond La Vida Loca, Stories of Love and Redemption. This is a project of the National Latino Research Center. I am fortunate to be part of the storytelling team for that grant, as documentary filmmaker.
It is an honor to be able to contribute to such an inspiring project.
I happened to catch the Minor White retrospective at the Getty Museum in LA. I found myself welling up in front of several of the photographs. He captures an object in such close attention that the image is almost an abstract until you are able to step back and realize what its context is. I love when artists are able to make you see something new in something ordinary.
Minor White, Peeled Paint, 1959, MOMA Collection
This image, which is also part of the MOMA's collection, is a great example. I stood in front of it, captivated by the composition for several minutes before I realized it was peeling paint.