Paul Shambroom (Artist Lecture)

I attended the Paul Shambroom's lecture last Wednesday. I found his images as well as his lecture itself very exciting. The theories behind his images, although not groundbreaking, were in my opinion, masterfully presented through his compositions. It was also very interesting to here his explanations for his work and also the executions. I had never considered the effects of the 911 attacks on the art world, but it makes sense Shambroom's imagery capabilities were severely stunted due to the terrorism. I found it very useful that he spoke on these topics as well as techniques to use to get permission to photograph certain things, like corporations and government areas.
From Shambroom's lecture, I started to consider the connection between documentary and artistic images. Only hearing the background of Shambroom's work, I would probably label it documentary. After seeing it however, I absolutely consider it art. I especially enjoyed the images taken from within the factories. I believe they were as much about chaos, form and color theory as a document of the factory. I also enjoyed the imposing images of war machines, namely the submarine. I have an irrational fear of submarines.