Through a portrait, we can potentially see everything — the history and depth of a person's life, as well as evidence of a primal universal presence. I have dedicated my life and creative energy to capturing these transcendent moments in which a connection is made between the subject, the photographer, and the viewer.
Interpretation
A portrait captures the essence of a person and creates a connection between the subject, creator, and audience.
Joyce Tenneson's quote speaks to the transformative power of portraiture in art. She suggests that through the act of creating a portrait, one can reveal not only the outward appearance of a subject but also the deeper history and emotional complexity inherent in their life. This process creates a unique bridge that connects the subject, the artist, and the viewer, allowing for a shared experience that transcends mere visual representation.
In practice
During an art exhibit, sharing this quote can help viewers appreciate the emotional depth of the portraits displayed.
I want to allow others to reveal and celebrate aspects of themselves that are usually hidden. My camera is a witness. It holds a light up for my subjects to help them feel their own essence, and gives them the courage to collaborate in the recording of these revelations.
I've always felt that complement of opposites: body and soul, solitude and companionship, and in the dance studio, contraction and release, rise and fall.
My ego only needs a good rhythm section
Honest songs aren`t written for money.
It's a fundamental, social attitude that the 1% supports symphonies and operas and doesn't support Johnny learning to program hip-hop beats. When I put it like that, it sounds like, 'Well, yeah,' but you start to think, 'Why not, though?' What makes one more valuable than another?
I do not know what the spirit of a philosopher could more wish to be than a good dancer. For the dance is his ideal, also his fine art, finally also the only kind of piety he knows, his 'divine service.'
I like to be buttoned onto tradition. The thing is to improve it, twist it and mold it; to make something new of it; not to deny it. The riches of history can be plucked at any point.
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