Charles Beckwith

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Jul 04

thinking about arts and crafts

Friday, 4. July 2008 20:53

Decoration is a craft. Art is an anti-science. The pinnacle height of achievement in a craft is the perfect modification of a material into a vision. The pinnacle height of achievement in an art is the perfect modification of a vision into a metaphor. Some things can be both. Art cannot exist without craft. Craft cannot exist without art. Yet there is a vast difference from the goals of artists and craftspeople. Craft has a finite goal, the production of something tangible. Art has an infinite goal, the induction of something intangible. Craft relaxes. Art excites.

Category:art, art and science, craft, editorial, hypothesis, metaphor, rant, what is art | Comments (1) | Author: charles

May 11

Trying to break into fashion photography is like trying to break into rock and roll…

Friday, 11. May 2007 10:59

If you think about it, becoming successful in fashion is a lot like becoming a rock star.

It all comes down to having a great band behind you. You truly cannot do it alone.
If you don’t have talent, the best guitar in the universe isn’t going to help you.
It’s more about the vibe than precision, but you have to have the command of precision to create the vibe.
You just have to keep playing and be out where people can see your work, and that’s how you become popular. You cannot both be genuine (and therefore have staying power) and start out playing in stadiums, just as a photographer shouldn’t start out in major international publications (I’m slowly starting to realize).
You must get out there and network.

Category:directing, editorial, metaphor, photography | Comments (1) | Author: charles

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