Lucas #330
I am deeply drawn to the strong contrast between light and dark. This style is defined by a term called chiaroscuro. Webster defines Chiaroscuro as the “interplay or contrast of dissimilar qualities (as of mood or character)”. This definition best exemplifies me as a person, though the term is generally not associated with psychology it is a perfect description of my personality. [read more]
Published: February 1, 2011
Thomas #12
It always excites me to begin a new year. I spent a good portion of yesterday doing my annual year-end summary, which I have done since I was a kid. New Year's morning I spend a couple of hours writing a couple of pages about everything I had accomplished through out the course of the previous year. [read more]
Published: February 2, 2011
Travis #134
I woke up excited this morning. I have Travis one of my favorite all time subjects coming into the studio to work on some new images based on the lighting styles of the Italian painter Caravaggio. [read more]
Published: February 3, 2011
Travis #143
I woke up excited this morning. I have Travis one of my favorite all time subjects coming into the studio to work on some new images based on the lighting styles of the Italian painter Caravaggio. [read more]
Published: February 3, 2011
Boy With Basket Of Fruit
I am not exactly sure of my strong connection to Caravaggio. These is a deep spirituality that exists in the images that has a strong pull on my subconscious and create a sort of cathartic effect on me emotionally. It’s not merely about the lighting, which is brilliant, but it is about humanity revealed on the canvas. Many of the images draw on religious stories, but instead of elevating them to an ethereal level he has imbued them with an earthly reality. [read more]
Published: February 4, 2011
Travis #331
We have finally got the news that Man Art will be removed from the Internet within the next couple of days. Today I am filled with joy to look back and read all the comments on the work I submitted less than a year ago. I am eternally thankful for the amazing people I have met on this site and the encouragement you have given me to grow. Thanks for seeing things in me and my imagery that I couldn’t, and for helping me to recognize it. [read more]
Published: February 5, 2011
Jimmy Ferris
Today is Super Bowl Sunday in the USA. Where the two mighty North American conferences face off for the battle of the best. Today it’s the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Green Bay Packers. But more importantly it is a long-standing tradition among many Americans to get together once a year and have a party with great friends. Many think Super Bowl Sunday should become a national holiday with the following day off for recovery. [read more]
Published: February 6, 2011
John #361
I was a very sensitive and sentimental kid. Constantly overwhelmed by my emotions, to the point were I was paralyzed by them. I didn’t interact with other kids well and preferred solitude and really learned to be on my own at a very early age. [read more]
Published: February 7, 2011
Matthew's Hand
Several months back I read an interesting story in The Atlantic Magazine about a woman who had formed a voyeuristic fascination to a woman, an acquaintance she had met at a job and followed on Facebook for several years. Though she had never had any contact with the woman she lived vicariously though her postings and followed her through all her ups and downs and relationships and a forthcoming marriage.
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Published: February 8, 2011
Brain #189
I have really been questioning lately what is the true value of a photograph? Now that I am networking on Facebook I see so many extraordinary paintings on various artist pages, I feel a bit intimidated and inadequate that I am not able to create something of such preeminence. [read more]
Published: February 9, 2011
Travis #561
This morning I open my computer to a white screen. If I open it to the world on my laptop I fear becoming lost and being influenced by its persuasive force. Today I need to focus. These writings are beginning to write themselves in my dreams and I must hear what they have to say. [read more]
Published: February 10, 2011
JR #178
I think there is a raw sensuality at the core of all of us. It doesn’t matter if we are 20 or 60, everyone has it. It’s just a matter of seeing and recognizing within our selves and others. Most often it is not apparent on the surface and remains hidden. For some, I as a photographer, can access it more readily than others; but photographers by design are supposed to reveal things that are hidden. [read more]
Published: February 11, 2011
Man With Shiny Belt Buckle
The images of Robert Mapplethorpe are what first drew me into photography about 15 years ago. I have vaguely heard the name because he had been in the news regarding controversy over some of his images being pornographic. It stirred the country and ignited a debate that went to court over weather his images were pornographic or just a means of expressing his art. [read more]
Published: February 12, 2011
Travis #340
Sunday morning is my favorite time of the week. I spend the morning looking at what everyone else is doing and feel inspired by their works. I love this Internet connection to so many remarkable people. Yesterday Marklin wrote a comment about writing “Love Letters” to the artists who inspire us. [read more]
Published: February 13, 2011
Me & Glenn #100
Today is my day of thanks to a man named Glenn Berglund. We met thirteen years ago in a shady, semi gay bar in Missoula here called Am Vets. Yes, that does stand for American Veterans in case your were wondering. I was kind of at a crossroads, just getting into photography, not sure where I would want to go with it and was heavily considering a move to Seattle. [read more]
Published: February 14, 2011
Joesy
So what draws me into a subject? I am not always sure. Today I have a new model coming into the studio to work. We have done a preliminary shoot a week or so back that was mostly testing to see how he would react to the process and how the process will react to him. Whenever possible I love to pre shoot with potential subjects before I actually begin to design a shoot around them. [read more]
Published: February 15, 2011
Justin #322
Yesterday I somehow tapped into a European homoerotic Facebook page that suddenly sent my computer into hyper drive as my Facebook account was suddenly being bombarded with male erotic art from France, Italy, and the UK. The page is listed under “DIARY OF A MINOTOUR” and seems to originate out of Italy. [read more]
Published: February 16, 2011
Jeremy #426
My connection to the Minotaur is bringing me back to a time in my life I had forgotten and a connection to a man I was absolutely obsessed with in my youth: Jean Genet. I put on a collection of Edith Piaf songs in the studio this morning and hear that melancholic voice of France ringing within its walls. [read more]
Published: February 17, 2011
Jeremy #440
My connection to the Minotaur is bringing me back to a time in my life I had forgotten and a connection to a man I was absolutely obsessed with in my youth: Jean Genet. I put on a collection of Edith Piaf songs in the studio this morning and hear that melancholic voice of France ringing within its walls. [read more]
Chris & Brandon #110
I am overwhelmed by the beauty of the world and all the extraordinary connections I am making now on Facebook in regards to this project. I now feel a surge of creative excitement growing within my heart and soul. I don’t want to sleep, eat or move away from my computer. [read more]
Published: February 18, 2011
John #365
I woke up in a bit of a panic this morning. This time of year tends to create a lot of anxiety in me as I struggle with personal issues. It’s that time of the year when finances get tight as things slow down and we are still shut indoors due to yet another day of snow. Four years ago, this time of year, I was diagnosed with Lymphoma and had to spend a summer in chemotherapy. So every year, about this time, a remembrance of that fear begins to grip me and I am overwhelmed by my fear of some unforeseen impending doom as I am reminded of my mortality. [
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Published: February 19, 2011
Steve Nude
Gilbert is heavy on my mind again today. I have not connected to his memory in quite some time, but this project seems to be stirring lots of old thoughts and memories. Gilbert was probably one of the kindest and genuinely generous person I have ever known and was filled with so much passion it become infectious to all those around him. [read more]
Published: February 20, 2011
Jeremy #209
Today is about focus. I am so distracted by shiny things that all becomes distracting to me. I have a lot to do and have set some pretty hefty goals for myself in the upcoming weeks. I have many shoots this week with many jobs to get done. If I do not find the focus I will not be able to achieve what needs to get done. [read more]
Published: February 21, 2011
Lucas #310
Yesterday I had one of the most sensational photo shoots I have had in a while. I was working with a young kid I had meet about six months back. I instantly felt a connection to him when I met him at a birthday party for a friend. There was something within the depth in his eyes that aroused my curiosity about him. [read more]
Published: February 22, 2011
Anonymous #188
Today marks 3 months until my 50th birthday. Which for some reason at the beginning of this year I was dreading. Since I have begun working on this project I am gaining a new perspective. For some reason in gay culture in the USA aging seems to be the greatest fear we face. And I don’t quite understand why. [read more]
Published: February 23, 2011
JR #158
I had a late night shoot last night for the archive photos for the University of Montana production The Lion In Winter and did not get home until near midnight. Overslept this morning and have two more shoots scheduled for today that I still have to set up, jump in the shower, and be ready to go pretty soon. We are having yet another winter storm raging outside that began last night and is supposed to last the next couple of days. [read more]
Published: February 24, 2011
Travis #692
“What a remarkable time to be alive”, my friend Buck kept saying last night, “what a remarkable time to be alive”. I really began to think about it and he is right, this is turning in to remarkable era in the evolution of humanity. With the use of the Internet we can instantly look up anything that has ever happened, see what’s currently happening anywhere in the world and communicate globally to anyone in any language. [read more]
Published: February 26, 2011
Jeremy #724
I used to have the most intense passion for cinema and thought my life would take me to some kind of business working in that industry. I grew up on an old family cattle ranch in western Montana. We lived in the mountains where we didn’t get television. We moved into town my freshman year in high school because my mother didn’t drive and was tired of being stuck out on the ranch. [read more]
Published: February 27, 2011
Justin #361
Dickens opens The Tale of Two Cities with opposition. “It was the best of times… It was the worst of times…” This got me thinking the other day when I used it as the title for one of my project’s posts that perhaps I should also look into the opposition. [read more]
Published: February 28, 2011
