The Fountainhead
From the novel The Fountainhead:
Ellsworth M. Tooey: My dear fellow, who will let you?
Howard Roarke: That’s not the point. The point is, who will stop me?
See my new work at: http://www.colethompsonphotography.com/TheFountainhead.htm
Cole
May 12th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
Great work Cole – very nicely done. The compositions and tones are fantastic.
May 13th, 2010 at 6:54 am
Who would have thought that Cole Thompson would have departed form his established genre to physical manipulation?
Of course, the images are well done, as opposed to rare, (pun intended). I feel like I’ve seen these before. (?)
Pursuing a new muse isn’t a crime.
May 13th, 2010 at 7:38 am
Nicely done, impressive to say the least. Futuristic but retro. Could you superimpose a shot of batman or superman flying in the background
Would love to read the thought’s and feelings behind this lastest venture…thanks
Pete
May 13th, 2010 at 8:56 am
Cole, once again I am amazed by your creative eye, awesome composition. Keep up the great work, and keep growing.
May 13th, 2010 at 3:42 pm
Zig Zag…Cole moves into new territory…and very successfully…nicely done…being a devoted follower of Ms. Rand since the early 70′s I love this…#20 is Roarke for me. Never let anyone stop you. You always inspire me Cole. I hope that never changes.
May 13th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
Hi Cole:
Very nice, I see what you have been talking about over the last 8 months has all clicked. This gallery shows all the discussion points of past postings.
Extremely will done!
Jeff
May 13th, 2010 at 8:49 pm
I first read Atlas Shrugged about 1970 and it has been an important influence in my life these many years. However, what really surprised me is how much the philosophy has and is influencing my art!
May 14th, 2010 at 10:34 am
Spending your entire life stuck in a monastary copying manuscripts from morning to night is not the life most of us dream to attain. What did you do in your life? Well, I copied everything on aisle 8, bookshelf 5. Must have been a great life, since I notice there are tons of folks still wanting your job!! NOT!! Most of us want our lives to be maybe a little more varied than that. Why should art be any different?
May 14th, 2010 at 10:43 am
Also must note that most great ideas are evolutions of an original idea. Very few of us are blessed with the ability to have a complete idea jump right out of our minds. Just verbalizing an idea starts the evolution. Sometimes the idea gets pushed down an avenue that may be dead ended, but that is not always evident until it has been explored. Luckily we can jump back to the last decision point and continue down the old path or try a completely new direction or find out there is a parallel path to the one we just took that may offer a way around the roadblock. In my opinion, ideas and art must evolve or risk getting stale.
May 14th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
Gary , great point. It reminded me of a monastary I visited in Ukraine. These priests would work their entire lives spooning out a few feet in the cave. Wow, that’s some kind of devotion, but very boring!
May 14th, 2010 at 10:30 pm
Cole, your new work is wonderful!