Reuben Wu
@Reuben_Wu
Visual Artist | NatGeo Photographer | Punk #235
Surface Tension: a limited edition print drop, opens in 3 days on Wednesday. There are places in the world where the space between the seen and unseen feels thinner, where presence shifts in ways that reveal something just beyond reach.
“Photography is dead”, really? We often hear, a bit too casually, that photography no longer has a place in the fine art world. That it doesn’t sell, that it’s no longer relevant. But saying photography is dead is like saying painting ended with the invention of the camera: it’s…
Photography is not a way to possess reality but a way to be possessed by it - Peter Schjeldah
It feels so surreal to think this was my life decades ago. I can't remember how many times I found myself in a vacant mansion in the middle of nowhere out of cell signal and nobody knew where I was, terrified I wasn't gonna make it out alive and my family would never find my…
GM ☕️ I think putting art into genres limits its potential. We connect with a work emotionally first — the genre comes later. I love @dave_krugman @justinaversano @benskaarx @IDerech @JohnKnopfPhotos @summergwagner @rebeccarosenft @Reuben_Wu @mariafynsknorup @halecar2 @Coldie💜
Does art really need to be divided into genres? It seems genres were created simply for our own lazy convenience — not to enforce any kind of hierarchy or discrimination. GN 🌙
way back when @Reuben_Wu was in Ladytron and started his photography career, I began writing short stories about his photos, I contacted him on facebook soooooo many years back and shared a couple. He replied lovingly to them. His photos lead me to create a series of short…
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GM - Is Photography Dead? Maybe but all it needs is a little catalyst IMO. Reasoning: 👇 When I started my NFT collecting journey I started with PFP's and glitch and animated works too. It took me awhile to cross the chasm into photography. I mean we can all take those pictures…
My focus over the years has changed little. I constantly feel pulled to one side and the other largely inspired by the practices of my peers. Here is but a very brief writeup into how I conceptualize some of my work. 1/
Idk if this is a hot take but I think the "LoOK who's an 'ARTist' again now that ETH is UP?" tweets are trash If you (as an artist) "stayed" while the digital art market was in shambles and managed to sustain yourself while honing your craft, that's fucking great If you "left"…
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Got the email ✨⭐️🌟💫 So love the ART 🙏💙🙏
Surface Tension: a limited edition print drop, opens in 3 days on Wednesday. There are places in the world where the space between the seen and unseen feels thinner, where presence shifts in ways that reveal something just beyond reach.