Wednesday, April 22, 2009

inspiration (DIANE ARBUS)

DIANE ARBUS

"Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory."
--Diane Arbus




Mildred Dunnock, character actress of stage and screen.
(November, 1964)

"I work from awkwardness. By that I mean I don't like to arrange things. If I stand in front of something, instead of arranging it, I arrange myself."
--Diane Arbus


Beaufort County, South Carolina
(June 1968)

"My favorite thing is to go where I've never been"
--Diane Arbus


Blaze Starr, Queen of Burlesque and the Two O'Clock Club in Baltimore
(July, 1964)

"I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn't photograph them."
--Diane Arbus


Student Santas at Santa Claus School in Albion, NY
(1967)

"For me the subject of a picture is always more important than the picture. And more complicated."
--Diane Arbus


Child with Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park, New York City
(1962)

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