hearts of stone, lips of lust by ruthemily

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may 2005	ruth hanson

hearts of stone, lips of lust

thanks to Marisa for the inspiration for the title.
you read my mind with this image! thank you for understanding.

...abandonment, rejection, pain...
...over and over and over again...

taken in Montmatre, Paris

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Bernd Koenemann		09-Jul-2006 14:07
It doesn't matter whether a photographic picture comes from a film camera or a digital camera and image manipulation software. A good picture is a good picture. This one is outstanding.

Guest		12-Jun-2006 14:37
An amazing find and visually striking with great textures. V

nordic		30-Apr-2006 20:17
Stunning!

Guest		11-Jul-2005 08:00
Ok, I see the commentors have hit again here, I don't have an analasys for you about this image, but I can say , I ENJOY it and think it is very wonderful!!

Piotr Siejka		31-May-2005 15:02
Very strong image!

Denise Dee		30-May-2005 02:31
gorgeous. thanks i voted for the photo. denise

Guest		28-May-2005 18:32
Hearts of stone.. lips of lust, carmine masks hiding empty hearts, cold faces with bloody traces, that's Paris! my friend, with no more chances... Ah... Ruth! Your amazing photograph inspired me to make this little poem to you (in english!! I can't believe this is happening!!).. so instead of a common comment here was my poetry!! Seems that today the muses are with me :-)

Jill		28-May-2005 12:57
Vainity/beauty, what is expected of us by society which in turn can transform us into "stone"

Guest		27-May-2005 23:06
with it's abstraction, and more specially the colors of the lips that give the sculptures a bit of life, though beeng of rough stone this point makes them a bit more alife to my point of view On the other hand its abstraction gives me the sense of an image of a cupple of statues that though they can't see echother they are united for much longer time then any of us have been

Wolfgang		27-May-2005 21:12
Nice picture Ruth. Many rely on the amazing technology of new digital cameras and software to make images. Your innate grasp of art and expression, renders what the cameras do for us to be of almost no consequence. Your art would be equally powerful regardless of medium. It obviously comes deeply from the inside out. To call this photography would miss the most important values: wisdom, understanding, thought and personal expression. You are unique and gifted.

Phil Douglis		27-May-2005 16:49
Just when I think I've seen all of you, you show me more of yourself, Ruthie. You define yourself with this image as much as you define Paris. A graffiti artist has made old art into new art, and you have used your camera to interpret this revision in a deeply personal way. I see multiple layers of symbolism here, and so did you. The sadness of these monochromatic, roughly textured sculptured figures is undeniable. There has always been a sad, bittersweet mood associated with Paris itself -- it has known suffering for a long, long time. Its arts are tinged with sadness as well. The red paint smeared about the mouths of both figures intensifies the sadness dramatically -- the figures become symbols of rejection and loss. The seem abandoned and forgotten. I feel fairly sure it must have been you who then created the split between the dark and light faces. By doing this, and framing it tightly in this way, you project a sense of repeated loss -- echoing rejection that happens over and over, again and again. You may be giving us an autobiographical image here, Ruthie. These figures speak to you and speak of you, or you would not have photographed them in this manner. You identify with them, and so does Paris itself. You show us the City of Light as the City of Sadness. This image takes its place among the most provocative statements you have made in your young life as a photographer. It is the kind of image that lodges in the mind and the heart and will not go away.

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