While known for her more unnerving photographs, Ms. Arbus has far more to offer in her grand portfolio than most are aware. Above is one of my many favourites because it captures the reason I so admire her eye. She photographs some of the most beautiful faces, but they are uncommonly beautiful. This girl is not smiling or wide eyed or posing. She is merely a girl in a park, but I like to believe that Diane saw this young woman, with her soft features, smoking a cigar and was immediately taken by her. Her simplicity and the languid look in her eyes, to me, is just mesmerizing.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Diane Arbus
Girl With a Cigar in Washington Square Park, NYC 1965
While known for her more unnerving photographs, Ms. Arbus has far more to offer in her grand portfolio than most are aware. Above is one of my many favourites because it captures the reason I so admire her eye. She photographs some of the most beautiful faces, but they are uncommonly beautiful. This girl is not smiling or wide eyed or posing. She is merely a girl in a park, but I like to believe that Diane saw this young woman, with her soft features, smoking a cigar and was immediately taken by her. Her simplicity and the languid look in her eyes, to me, is just mesmerizing.
While known for her more unnerving photographs, Ms. Arbus has far more to offer in her grand portfolio than most are aware. Above is one of my many favourites because it captures the reason I so admire her eye. She photographs some of the most beautiful faces, but they are uncommonly beautiful. This girl is not smiling or wide eyed or posing. She is merely a girl in a park, but I like to believe that Diane saw this young woman, with her soft features, smoking a cigar and was immediately taken by her. Her simplicity and the languid look in her eyes, to me, is just mesmerizing.
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