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Artist Statement:
Many photographers seem to
view post-processing as a
necessary evil. The online
forums are filled with samples
proudly stating: “NO
post-processing!” “A little
curves only.” “Tiny bit of
Noise Ninja.” What the final
product often exhibits,
however, is a technically
accurate “Sunset Over the
Aegean” that is so perfect as
to be totally interchangeable
with the 2,439 other “Sunsets
Over the Aegean” floating
around the same forum. . .only
a little less perfect than the
one taken by the Canon EOS-1Ds
Mark III. What we end up with
is the camera’s picture, not
the photographer’s.
My photography has been
created with great abandon and
perhaps a lack of respect for
the perceived rules of the
form. I add noise, blow the
image up into a pixellated sea
of shapes, and occasionally
even spend time coaxing my
poor little picture to bleed
and bloom. I just figure that
when all is said and done,
it's really about whether the
final product moves you in
some way. . .even if it moves
the photographic purist to
search his thesaurus for new
exclamations of derision.
Movement is movement.
Sometimes I work toward a
vision, sometimes I let the
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Richard Barker Biography:
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Age
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58
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
2
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| Religion |
not provided |
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| Education |
Bachelor of Fine Arts |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Talking with my kids,Reading, Fishing, Photography, Photo Manipulation |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Photography Color
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Expressionism - (1905 - 1945)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Monet, Ed Kashi
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| Favorite Work of Art |
Houses of Parliament
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
Theatre |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
not provided |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Richard Barker is a former stage director who, after years of moving actors, stage hands and heavy scenery around, has traded in his ascot for a camera and is now pushing pixels around. He resides in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with his family and best pal, Tucker.
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