miss akay

Walking home from Corcoran Gallery

Tonight I had a date with myself to go see Annie Leibovitz's photography on exhibit at the Corcoran. Maybe it was just a long day for me, but I wasn't as struck by her work as I had hoped. Her images make me feel uneasy. I don't take a deep breath, and let it out feeling restored. Some people are really into that whole tension in art thing. Ehhh... I can pass. I feel the same about movies that stir up internal "yuck", such as the movie "pi". Different story.

Her work is not disturbing, 98% of the time. I'm not saying I don't appreciate her talent! She's very skilled and has a worderful portfolio. Her portrait of the White Striped duo is priceless. The photo of Johnny Depp and what's her name model, you know the naked model... uh... uh. Anyway, that one is brilliant as well. The George Bush, Cheney, Rice and crew... was just pure evil! I walked past it 3 or 4 times, contemplating the circumstance the photo was even taken under. Portraits of Queen Elizabeth II were interesting.

You see, the thing is that I'm not sure anyone would be thrilled with the portraits she's taken of people. Except the one of Demi Moore, pregnant or the one of Demi and Bruce. But usually the photos taken by Annie Leib are a little bit uncomfortable.

And then I took another quick stroll through the Ansel Adams exhibit, one last time. (It's about to close) I realize I have a bias to his outdoors places. Especially to the places I've actually been and recognize. I learned that art's gotta be personal to really sing to me. I've never paid much attention to famous people. Perhaps if I knew them in personal their portraits would be more interesting. Maybe that's way the Bush clan really struck me... because they look naturally evil in that photo!

posted by miss akay @ 12:15 AM