Comments for IS ART? http://blog.g-1.com Gallery One Blog Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:55:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Graphic Designers make good Photographers by James Goodchap http://blog.g-1.com/2010/03/10/graphic-designers-make-good-photographers/#comment-150 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:55:49 +0000 http://blog.g-1.com/2010/03/10/graphic-designers-make-good-photographers/#comment-150 Graphic designers make good painters too. Same logic, composition, color, message (focal points), idea development…

Good to see us branching out mate, but you always did shoot great photos.

James Goodchap, Calif, USA.

]]> Comment on Why do consumers hate galleries? by Somesunplease http://blog.g-1.com/2009/08/12/why-do-consumers-hate-galleries/#comment-149 Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:28:18 +0000 http://blog.g-1.com/?p=77#comment-149 Great art stops you in your tracks. You don’t need a quiet pin drop elitist four walled warehouse to appreciate it, and you don’t necessarily need someone to point it out to you. I love art and work in the creative industry myself but I really can’t abide the exclusion that the term ‘fine art’ evokes. I’ve been to galleries in London, Paris, Sydney, Toronto and further afield as well as of course Dubai and Abu Dhabi. I’ve more often than not walked away with nothing but brochures although I’ve seen some very impressive work, amongst the not so impressive. The ‘art’ that’s on my walls consists solely of things I connect with personally whether its a free postcard from a bar or a canvas. The thing that I appreciate about Gallery One is the accessibility of some really interesting and beautiful pieces of work; available for AED 5 or AED 5,000. It gives a public showcase for some fantastic local artists as well as talents from other countries. Art galleries are not evil don’t get me wrong! I think they serve a purpose for artists in that they give them a place to showcase their work and the viewer a place to see it – reducing leg work for both parties. Art gallery ‘attendants’ as I like to call them however need to step up their game. They are sales people after all and despite working on commission seem completely reluctant to sell. Maybe in a strange twisted kind of way its their way of remaining closer to the impoverished artists they are selling?

]]> Comment on Are all Photographers dull? by Julianna Arraiol http://blog.g-1.com/2010/03/07/are-all-photographers-dull/#comment-120 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:48:59 +0000 http://blog.g-1.com/2010/03/07/are-all-photographers-dull/#comment-120 Definitely really like your blog post.Cost effectively, the guide is within certainty the top within this worth when subject. I concur with all your findings and definitely will excitedly search forward to your forthcoming fresh news. Just simply saying thanks certainly won’t try to be enough, to the amazing lucidity with your text.

]]> Comment on The world looks better in black and white by Dominic Pote http://blog.g-1.com/2010/03/29/world-looks-better-in-black-white/#comment-100 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:34:53 +0000 http://blog.g-1.com/2010/03/29/world-looks-better-in-black-white/#comment-100 Hi Gregg,
Very nice monochrome work. Makes me want to go stick some b+w film in my camera as I have not done so for years. I have at least been playing around with pinhole photography recently, something I wanted to do for some time now.I seem to be going in the opposite direction of everyone else who is moving forward with digital technology. Soon I’ll be making daguerreotypes!
Here is a link to my take on the Burj – http://www.dominicpote.co.uk/portfolio/dubai/ (last image).
Still keen to meet up with you sometime and to discuss possible collaboration… Best wishes. Dominic Pote (Uk)

]]> Comment on The world looks better in black and white by KK http://blog.g-1.com/2010/03/29/world-looks-better-in-black-white/#comment-94 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:46:14 +0000 http://blog.g-1.com/2010/03/29/world-looks-better-in-black-white/#comment-94 Black & White or colored pictures really makes no difference, what matter is capturing the essence of the object and communication the story.
If black & White works better as it hides certain details and focuses other then black & White is better, it the contrast of colors and the vividness of the object is of the essence than a colored picture is more lively and tells a better story

]]> Comment on g-1 prepares to open in Qatar by Hussein Kefel http://blog.g-1.com/2010/03/27/g-1-prepares-to-open-in-qatar/#comment-93 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:27:18 +0000 http://blog.g-1.com/2010/03/27/g-1-prepares-to-open-in-qatar/#comment-93 Gregg, your note above was really enjoyable and it gave my mind a push to think of visiting Doha thanks, and kind regards,
Hussein Kefel

]]> Comment on Graphic Designers make good Photographers by Sana'a Habib http://blog.g-1.com/2010/03/10/graphic-designers-make-good-photographers/#comment-92 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:45:24 +0000 http://blog.g-1.com/2010/03/10/graphic-designers-make-good-photographers/#comment-92 Gregg,
that’s true, and tht’s how i explored my talent in photography since i am a graphic designer.
However, digital art is also one of my favorite artwork which i am lately working on :)
Sana’a Habib

]]> Comment on The world looks better in black and white by SANALKUMAR http://blog.g-1.com/2010/03/29/world-looks-better-in-black-white/#comment-81 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:59:21 +0000 http://blog.g-1.com/2010/03/29/world-looks-better-in-black-white/#comment-81 We are expecting more post Greg.

]]> Comment on Mistakes make fine images! by Jodie Connolly http://blog.g-1.com/2010/03/10/mistakes-make-fine-images/#comment-66 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:46:34 +0000 http://blog.g-1.com/2010/03/10/mistakes-make-fine-images/#comment-66 One of my favourite quotes “those who make no mistakes make nothing”. Serendipity can be beautiful while order and routine can inhibit creativity (at times). Your mistakes work.

]]> Comment on The world looks better in black and white by Daniel http://blog.g-1.com/2010/03/29/world-looks-better-in-black-white/#comment-65 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:42:15 +0000 http://blog.g-1.com/2010/03/29/world-looks-better-in-black-white/#comment-65 Hi Gregg,

really appreciate your blog and this article in particular. I do indeed believe black and white is sometimes the best way of depicting a scene, as it forces you to look beyond the ease of colour. However, would you have any idea about where to have black in white film developed in Dubai ?

Best regards,

Daniel

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