Lanvi Nguyen SPF '10-11 Research: artist entry: week 05: sept 27

Dave Nitsche: photography: every emotion I have is here

interest and relations:
When I first came across his artist, it was his technical skills that drew me into his images. They immaculate, sharp in detail and well refined in terms of composition, color, and concept. The second thing that drew me in were the simplistic nature of his images. Objects personified emphasized with the selective use of color. He understands postures and gestures and is able to translate all those elements from the human world into inanimate object world. The images are very symbolic, it is up to viewer's knowledge to decipher the elements to understand the message. I think Nitsche's works are smart, precise, and engage viewers because it seems so "orderly" at first glance, once you understand the message, the piece begins to look chaotic and "messy." It's the kind of work that if you want to stay "clean", don't look too close into it. I have always enjoyed minimalistic still life and Nitsche brings so much more to table in that. I would love to watch him work, because his techniques for some of the images are phenomenal.

biography:
"About 6 years ago Dave bought a camera to shoot some family stuffs. One wintry day he decided to go into his basement and try shooting some studio stuff. For the next 3 years all he did, aside from work, was shoot. He’d spend 40-60 hours a week in his basement clicking away. During that time the art world started noticing. He had his first solo show after shooting for only 18 months. Eventually through this process he found his own voice. Shooting human subjects was never his intention. He wanted to find a way to bring out human emotions in inanimate objects. After 6 years he is still growing and looking for ways to inject emotion into images.

Dave’s work has been featured in over a hundred magazines world wide (Digital Photo (UK), Popular Photography (US), Unique Image (Taiwan), Digi Photo (Romania), Shutterbug (US), Popular Photography (China), Australian Photographer (AU) magazines to mention just a few), he’s had shows around the globe and is considered a fresh voice in photography. His images are immediately identifiable and in the abundant world of art photography these days, that’s pretty amazing. "

[Nitsche, Dave. Dave Nitsche Conceptual Photography. Web. 26 Sept. 2010. .]

quotes:
"He wanted to find a way to bring out human emotions in inanimate objects. After 6 years he is still growing and looking for ways to inject emotion into images."

I think the core of Nitsche's work is stated in that simple sentence. I was not able to find much text on Nitsche at all, but his images is publicly spread and distributed out there. I'm not sure how that works. He holds honorable positions in many organizations of the field, but there doesn't seem to be much scoop on what he has to say. Although in his biography, what he wrote there in those sentences, sums up his work. His work does really do all the talking for Nitsche. His views of the world, of people, of himself can be found in his imagery.
I would still love to be able to hear him explain on all of his processes though.

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