I am very attracted by bad taste-it is a lot more exciting than that supposed good taste which is nothing more than a standardized way of looking at things.
Interpretation
The quote suggests that unconventional or 'bad' taste can lead to more exciting creativity than conforming to traditional standards of good taste.
Helmut Newton emphasizes the allure of embracing bad taste in art and aesthetics, arguing that it sparks excitement and originality. He critiques the notion of good taste as merely a monotonous standardization that stifles creativity and encourages a narrow view of beauty, suggesting that true innovation comes from breaking norms and exploring the unconventional.
In practice
In a speech about creativity in art, one might say, 'As Helmut Newton once stated, 'I am very attracted by bad taste.' This reflects how breaking away from norms can often lead to more intriguing results.
I have always avoided photographing in the studio. A woman does not spend her life sitting or standing in front of a seamless white paper background. Although it makes my life more complicated, I prefer to take my camera out into the street... and places that are out of bounds for photographers have always had a special attraction for me.
I like photographing women who appear to know something of life. I recently did a session with a great beauty, a movie star in in her thirties. I photographed her twice within three weeks and the second time I said: "You're much more beautiful today than you were three weeks ago." And she replied: "But I'm also three weeks older.
They often ask me to shoot for them. But I say no. I think an old guy like me ought not take pages away from young photographers who need the exposure.
I hate good taste. It's the worst thing that can happen to a creative person.
The point of my photography has always been to challenge myself, to go a little further than my Germanic discipline and Teutonic nature would traditionally permit me to.
As I grew steadily more comfortable in the kitchen, I found that, much like gardening, most cooking manages to be agreeably absorbing without being too demanding intellectually. It leaves plenty of mental space for daydreaming and reflection.
Just as there is no substitute for original works of art, there is no substitute for the world of direct sensual experience.
Filmmaking is exploring. Why would I want to make a film about something I already understand?
Writers kid themselves-about themselves and other people. Take the talk about writing methods. Writing is just work-there's no secret. If you dictate or use a pen or type with your toes-it is just work.
The thing about science fiction is that it's totally wide open. But it's wide open in a conditional way.
In a successful painting everything is integral - all the parts belong to the whole. If you remove an aspect or element you are removing its wholeness.
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