Agreed. Very nice landscapes, but nudes which, though admirably skilled, rather made me think of stills from a "Game of Thrones" shoot - and the Artist Statement didn't help.
Artist's Statements are a sort of paradox.
If one believes in the dictum of a single picture being worth a thousand words, then doesn't that make the entire AS thing seem a bit superfluous or, at the very least, signify a tiny doubt about the vaunted verbosity of the images?
Writing in the third person is even worse - IMO - because it comes over as conceit or even deceit; better to write as in the first person and be open about it, or get somebody else to do it for you as honestly and as dispassionately as possible. Hype is always seen as hype, and whilst expected in advertising soap powders, is a bit thick when found within a photographer's own website.
Some guys do this very well, but I think mainly because some have had really interesting lives, especially within the fashion photography world, and their travels etc. lend a sort of sophicticated otherness to the work that they produce. Seeing images with beautiful people in fantastic locations can't help but add to the glamour of the photographer, even with images not shot in such places: it's an overall influence or effect, I think.
In the end, I think a reserved 'About' is worth more than an official, effusive 'Artist's Statement'.
Rob
