Comments on Jeremy Kost's photo of Amanda Lepore at the DPA re:Form Charity AuctionTypePad2008-08-23T16:51:08ZMAO - Modern Art Obsessionhttps://modernartobsession.blogs.com/modern_art_obsession/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://modernartobsession.blogs.com/modern_art_obsession/2008/08/jeremy-kosts-photo-of-amanda-lapore-at-the-dpa-reform-charity-auction/comments/atom.xml/DNA Art commented on 'Jeremy Kost's photo of Amanda Lepore at the DPA re:Form Charity Auction'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451694c69e201053622152a970b2008-11-29T08:51:16Z2008-11-29T08:51:16ZDNA Arthttp://www.dna-worldwide.com/other-dna-testing/dna-art/wow! really cool pics. i love it.<p>wow! really cool pics. i love it.</p>Anonymous commented on 'Jeremy Kost's photo of Amanda Lepore at the DPA re:Form Charity Auction'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451694c69e2010534e1d0d0970c2008-09-29T15:48:16Z2008-09-29T15:48:16ZAnonymousI find this photography humorous, to the point of awkward embarrassment. I feel a little like Joe Francis while looking...<p>I find this photography humorous, to the point of awkward embarrassment. I feel a little like Joe Francis while looking at some of Jeremy Kost's work. They are beautiful photographs, especially the collaged polaroids, but disturbing nonetheless. Boobs. That is what we are seeing, and that is what we are supposed to see. His works in movie-star mania captures the celebrity world in a very spectator sort of way. Kost becomes the guy with the polaroid getting Paris Hilton AND the cameras bumrushing her as she strolls the red carpet. Neat. </p>Kurt commented on 'Jeremy Kost's photo of Amanda Lepore at the DPA re:Form Charity Auction'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451694c69e2010534c226d3970c2008-09-22T06:20:10Z2008-09-22T06:20:10ZKurtThe construction of this photo is perfect, and the simplicity of it is the added awe you find when you...<p>The construction of this photo is perfect, and the simplicity of it is the added awe you find when you see a solution that had laid in front of you for weeks. I further visited Kost's site, so as to venture deeper into this polaroid artists portfolio, and discovered even more that I liked. His series on objectifying Go-go men is fantastic, an awkward juxtaposition of sexual objectivity, usual subverted for women, imposed on men is fascinating. And the celebrity candid shots are intriguing, with faux personal appearance. But the comment that Kost is like Nan Goldin bothered me at first. I can visually see that the aesthetic of his images mirrors hers in its blurred position between "posed" and "experienced". But I suppose there is a deeper "insider-ness" that is missing. I'll grant that Kost naturally doesn't have a 20 year catalog of images, but there's still this lack of character to the photos you find in the underlying tones of Nan Goldin's work. I'd be excited to see Kost push his ideas further. Blur and invade the lines of sexual objectification for the boys, or choose a select few celebrities and attach himself to their lives so as to build this plotline of photos.</p>jimmy dee commented on 'Jeremy Kost's photo of Amanda Lepore at the DPA re:Form Charity Auction'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451694c69e200e55451707088332008-08-24T19:32:52Z2008-08-24T19:32:52Zjimmy deenice post... great cause... But is boobolicious a word?<p>nice post... great cause...</p>
<p>But is boobolicious a word?</p>kudzu fire commented on 'Jeremy Kost's photo of Amanda Lepore at the DPA re:Form Charity Auction'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451694c69e200e554514c6c88332008-08-24T19:08:35Z2008-08-24T19:08:35Zkudzu firehttp://waitingonthenewmoon.wordpress.com/great photo. love it.<p>great photo. love it.<br />
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