20The Mythical Personal Style
Trends, modes, periods, unique photography, graphic photography, the finding of the “gem-like flame,” all these and more are the shells on a necklace. The string? What is that? Merely what holds these shells in line that are so entrancing. In Heaven what matters is the string!
—Minor White
If ever there was an artistic chicken-and-egg situation, it is manifested in the struggle of many to find, or define, a personal style—some elusive thread that runs through all their works—a recognizable “signature look,” a metaphorical fingerprint unique to them and that will forever be associated with their names.
It is not surprising that so many artists struggle with the issue of personal style. With so much of the discourse ...
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