October 07, 2005
Spencer Tunick
I remember seeing a documentary on HBO called 'naked states' on works of Spencer Tunick, a couple of years ago. He convinces hundreds and thousands of people to pose nude in public, arranges them in artistic and sometimes, bizzare formations (he calls them installations) and photographs them.
He started taking these photos in 1992 in New York. He was arrested in 1994 for photographing a nude woman at Rockefeller Center in NYC. His largest installations consisted of 7000 spaniards in Barcelona and 1700 english men and women in London. Many of these pictures are quite fascinating and very surreal. Check them out at these links.
Posted by Parag at October 7, 2005 03:40 PM
My first impression was that you took some pictures of red potatoes lined up in some market or yard!! :)
Yeah I hve heard of Tunick, this is a very creative idea..GOd knows how he convinces people..
get a grip, parag!! don't tell me you actually LIKE this stuff...
Posted by: vinayak at October 10, 2005 05:09 AMVinayak: This idea is so origirnal and different that one has to appreciate it at least for its shock value. And, I liked many of Spencer's installations, like this photo that I posted.
Also, art is so subjective. Everyone is not expected to like all of it. For some, M F Hussain's portrait of Saraswati is excellent art, for others, it is offensive.
Posted by: Parag at October 10, 2005 06:08 AM
