As whole I am not moved
by the work of William Eggleston. It is images like the one below
that makes me wonder what the world has come to, if this is the work
of one of the most esteemed artist in history. The image can only be
describe as ugly.
As much as I understand
that much of Eggleston's work was to photograph the ugly as stated in
the this documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVm8S7mB23o
is this ugly for ugly's sake that I find completely forgettable
about his work.
However this is not to
say that Eggleston's work should be completely overlooked.
Eggleston's work has also been described as finding beauty in the
banal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGR6_H-G17c
and this is where I feel Eggleston occasionally hits the nail on the
head. Such as in the two images below where he has used different
perspectives to create interest in his images.
Eggleston's work has
also been described of well considered in composition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVm8S7mB23o and as shown above this
is true for some of his images. But I find that majority of his
images are like those below. Taken straight with little interest.
