>>3043626it doesnt matter who copies who. what matters is who achieves a more unique language and builds upon it.
ballen allows space for assymetry and error, even when calculated, it feels freer. witkin has almost no room for interpretation or your imagination to fly, its all too densely packaged, all what you end with is what youre looking at. oh look a fucking corpse with stains in the glass wooo. its shallow art. they both are pretentious fucks, but take witkin what he did in his late stage, "covers" of classic paintings with his trademarked style but sanitized for the masses, fuck right off dude. at that point i felt dissapointed, like thats what he always wanted to do, this homage to the old days doesnt sit well with a seasoned pro, cheapens him. his very early shit is good though.
