Sunday, August 24, 2008

ABOUT DIANE ARBUS (1923-1971) (By Irene)


History is plenty of forgiven characters. Especially if we are speaking about women; “The greatest forgiven”. Pratriarcalistic societies which remember, study and grow with a masculine history generate a lack of feminine figures. That is the reason why the eternal feminine absence it taken for granted. The memory of those entire important women passes over the time like little shadows waiting for us.
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Only for instance, one of those women is Diane Arbus. She was one of the most important photographers in the XX century. She took with her camera all the social aspects which could pass inadvertent; the hidden part of her contemporary society, even herself. She had an excellent clever view. Transgressor, loner, very intuitive and melancholic. She was always looking for the luid. Her pictures are so vividness that sometimes they overwhelmed you.
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Although that she had a good relationship with her family, she was very collapse with them. She lived in a crystal cage that is the reason why she needed to break the heavy chain which made her miserable. She required a bit of freedom, that kind of freedom which allows everyone be whatever you decided to be. She managed to go to the “Metropolitan”, she used to spend whole hours gazed Greco pictures or reading poetry in Central Park. The more she read, the more she wanted to know. Her nonconformist and high sensitive character made her suffered a lot. Often form depression.
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No sooner had she recover from a great depression when she got married with Allan Arbus. Nor the fame, neither the money, could give her a good live, or at least; a live that should worth to live. At first they get on well but with the years Diana started to get involve in troubles. She had problems with drugs, alcohol and with the law.
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Like Virginia Woolf, Diana committed suicide. Any letter was written explaining the matter of her suicide. Only a line in her diary: “The last dinner”.
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My favourite photography of her is “Child with a toy hand grenade in Central Park”. It scared me and is very overwhelmed. Others like “kid in black face with friend”, “Woman and her son”… and much more.
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I highly encourage you to take a look to her work you won’t be disappointed. (If you get disappointed at least you have been in touch with a woman work, something that doesn’t happen every day.)

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

History is plenty of forgiven characters. -Specially if we are speaking ((for me, it sounds less wierd: specially, when we talk about)) about women; “The greatest forgiven”. Pratriarcalistic ((this word does not appear in my dictionary)) societies make remember, study and grow (up) with a masculine history (and) generate () lack of feminine figures. That is the reason why the eternal feminine absence iS taken for granted. The memory of those entire important women passes over the time like little shadows waiting for us.
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(Diane Arbus, is only one of those examples.) She was one of the most important photographers in the XX century. She took with her camera all the social aspects which could pass inadvertent; the hidden part of her contemporary society, even herself. She had an excellent clever view. Transgressor, loner, very intuitive and melancholic. She was always looking for the (luid)(dies bit appear in my dictionary) . Her pictures are so vividness that sometimes they overwhelmed you.
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Although (-) she had a good relationship with her family, she ((was very collapse with them <-what does it mean?)). She lived in a crystal cage that is the reason why she needed to break the heavy chain which made her miserable. She required a bit of freedom, that kind of freedom which allows everyone be whatever you decide- to be. She managed to go to the “Metropolitan”, she used to spend whole hours gazed Greco pictures or reading poetry in Central Park. The more she read, the more she wanted to know*. Her nonconformist and high sensitive character made her suffered a lot. Often from depression.
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(VERY GOOD EXPRESSION ->)No sooner had she recoverED from a great depression when she got married with Allan Arbus. Nor the fame, neither the money, could give her a good live, or at least; a live that should worth to live. At first they gOt on well but ((with the years) - Spanish expression, is it also used in Engish? An alternative: As years passed by)) Diana started to get involve in troubles. She had problems with drugs, alcohol and with the law.
.
Like Virginia Woolf, Diana committed suicide. Any letter was written explaining the matter of her suicide. Only a line in her diary: “The last dinner”.
.
My favourite photography of her is “Child with a toy hand grenade in Central Park”. It scared me and is very overwhelmed. Others like “kid in black face with friend”, “Woman and her son”… and much more.
.
I highly encourage you to take a look to her work you won’t be disappointed. (If you get disappointed at least you have been in touch with a woman work, something that doesn’t happen everyday.)



* You know what? A friend of mine who also goes to 5th EOI English course and me have done an experiments for three years. Alternatively, we write or do not write 'the more... and the more...' in our exams. And the one who writes it, passes; the one who does not write it, des not pass. It always happens. CASUALITY?



VERY INTERESTING, INTERESTING AND BRILLIANT TOPIC. YOU WILL PASS.

Anonymous said...

Mati has made a exhaustive analysis of your writing so I just can add a few misspellings that I am sure you know but didn´t notice. So I recommend you to read carefully your writing after finishing.

You have improve your style regarding last works.

I recognize not to know this photographer so your post has been useful for me. I realize you great interest for art.

P.S. Keep writing in your nice personal blog.

Anonymous said...

I think you are doing vey well. Your articles are very interesting. But when I am reading, some expressions are a bit confused. I think you "quieres rizar el rizo" Why don't try to simplify?

The first paragraph for example I'd write: "Patriarchal societies have generated a lack of feminine figures along the historic events, nourished or caused by their masculine representatives"

Another comments apart from Mati are:

She was always looking for the luid (fluid?).
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...she was very collapse (?) with them.
...Often form (from?)depression.
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No sooner had she recovered from a great depression (when) she got married with Allan Arbus.
.. her a good live (life), or at least; a live (life) that..
.. started to get involve(d) in troubles.

Like Virginia Woolf, Diana committed suicide. Any (none) letter was ....
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.. It scared me and (it)is very overwhelmed. Others like(are) “Kid in black face with friend”, “Woman and her son”… and much more.

..disappointed at least you have been in touch with a woman work (?), something that doesn’t happen every day.)


I hope this would be useful!