The Use of Photographs in Painting No. 91

Photography may have a place for some painting but is often probematical. The question really is what is its’ role for a student of the visual impression. Discussion includes mention of its involvement in the work of abstract expressionists, Richter and Kepes, as well as the ‘imaginative Impressionist,’ Degas.

QUESTION: Did you see book of Degas photographs and how do they relate to his work? How would you interpret this one of most "spontaneous" artists and he used photos as his drawing base? Or if I look at Gerhard Richter in a documentary painting landscape or church from photo he is blocking it in as you describe your/boston method and visual importance . So to recap I think there is more room or cross section between art and photography and how to use it in your work or methods? Greetings from Netherlands, ZORAN