The use of post-processing pushes his work beyond just composing and shooting a picture; although I like the images, they feel more manufactured than photographed.
That reaction is fair — not every visual language will resonate with everyone. For me, what makes his work interesting isn’t the surface gesture, but the intent behind it: a very controlled, deliberate process that uses transformation as a way of seeing, not just provoking. You don’t have to like it, but it’s far from casual or thoughtless.
I see, but could you explain exactly what the purpose of smearing people with paint is? Look at this https://youtu.be/Pd-qu_ErkbE?si=fyFkT3yl-DWLXoF5 - this is also paint but more art than dirty people and has more sense.
Studio work of a very high technical order. Perhaps some find it too polished, but that's part of its character.
The use of post-processing pushes his work beyond just composing and shooting a picture; although I like the images, they feel more manufactured than photographed.
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His work feels non-honest and forced - smearing people with paint on-camera seems like primitive prehistoric art.
That reaction is fair — not every visual language will resonate with everyone. For me, what makes his work interesting isn’t the surface gesture, but the intent behind it: a very controlled, deliberate process that uses transformation as a way of seeing, not just provoking. You don’t have to like it, but it’s far from casual or thoughtless.
I see, but could you explain exactly what the purpose of smearing people with paint is? Look at this https://youtu.be/Pd-qu_ErkbE?si=fyFkT3yl-DWLXoF5 - this is also paint but more art than dirty people and has more sense.