{"id":2053,"date":"2024-08-26T00:25:12","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T00:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igormattio.com\/?page_id=2053"},"modified":"2025-04-17T14:04:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T14:04:31","slug":"archives-1997-2018","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/igormattio.com\/en\/archives-1997-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Archives: Mid-1990s-2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2053\" class=\"elementor elementor-2053\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c61cba0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c61cba0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5be6349\" data-id=\"5be6349\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b71441 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b71441\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/b3858420.smushcdn.com\/3858420\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Wear-Condoms-1920-72-1024x683.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2069\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b3858420.smushcdn.com\/3858420\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Wear-Condoms-1920-72-1024x683.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b3858420.smushcdn.com\/3858420\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Wear-Condoms-1920-72-300x200.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b3858420.smushcdn.com\/3858420\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Wear-Condoms-1920-72-768x512.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b3858420.smushcdn.com\/3858420\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Wear-Condoms-1920-72-1536x1024.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1536w, https:\/\/b3858420.smushcdn.com\/3858420\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Wear-Condoms-1920-72.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 1920w, https:\/\/b3858420.smushcdn.com\/3858420\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Wear-Condoms-1920-72.jpg?size=162x108&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 162w, https:\/\/b3858420.smushcdn.com\/3858420\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Wear-Condoms-1920-72.jpg?size=487x325&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 487w, https:\/\/b3858420.smushcdn.com\/3858420\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Wear-Condoms-1920-72.jpg?size=649x433&lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 649w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97e8315 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97e8315\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"x1yztbdb\"><span class=\"x1lliihq x1plvlek xryxfnj x1n2onr6 x193iq5w xeuugli x1fj9vlw x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xt4736n x1havqas x1f0sm9e x12qp5cl xzsf02u x1yc453h xudqn12 x3x7a5m\">In the 1990s, the art world was embroiled in a heated debate over photography&#8217;s legitimacy as a fine art form. The reproducibility of photographs sparked concerns about originality and authenticity, fundamental concepts in the fine art world. The advent of digital photography further fueled the debate, introducing new possibilities for manipulation and mass production.<\/span><\/div><div class=\"x1yztbdb\"><span class=\"x1lliihq x1plvlek xryxfnj x1n2onr6 x193iq5w xeuugli x1fj9vlw x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xt4736n x1havqas x1f0sm9e x12qp5cl xzsf02u x1yc453h xudqn12 x3x7a5m\">During my time at the Academy, many professors dismissed photography as an inferior medium. However, after discovering Robert Mapplethorpe&#8217;s work, possibly in Philadelphia, I began to challenge this narrow viewpoint. The controversy surrounding the closure of his Corcoran Gallery exhibition and subsequent funding cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts left a lasting impression on me.<\/span><\/div><div class=\"x1yztbdb\"><span class=\"x1lliihq x1plvlek xryxfnj x1n2onr6 x193iq5w xeuugli x1fj9vlw x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xt4736n x1havqas x1f0sm9e x12qp5cl xzsf02u x1yc453h xudqn12 x3x7a5m\">While I can&#8217;t say for certain whether my growing commitment to photography was a direct rebellion against these views, it was during this period that I solidified my conviction in photography&#8217;s validity and superiority as an art form.<\/span><\/div><div class=\"x1yztbdb\"><span class=\"x1lliihq x1plvlek xryxfnj x1n2onr6 x193iq5w xeuugli x1fj9vlw x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xt4736n x1havqas x1f0sm9e x12qp5cl xzsf02u x1yc453h xudqn12 x3x7a5m\">On a more practical note, working with toxic materials like solvents, bitumen, and tar in my DUMBO loft had become unsustainable, even with protective gear. The overwhelming fumes forced me to reconsider my medium.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-faadea0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"faadea0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1ef900\" data-id=\"f1ef900\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the 1990s, the art world was embroiled in a heated debate over photography&#8217;s legitimacy as a fine art form. 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