avante garde architectural photography?

[Kirk Gittings]

Norm, just for the record I do not consider myself any kind of critic or aesthetic revolutionary. I gave up trying to chase the whims of leading egde art culture after I finished my undergraduate work in 1972. Since then I have simply concentrated on what I love and try to do that well. But freeing oneself from from that does give you a more distanced and objective look at it because you are no longer invested in it.

"Citret's work, who is of a much older generation" Jeez....he's only a year older than I am......

[Walt Calahan]

Kirk, at least you're articulate about your views, whether you see yourself as a "critic or aesthetic revolutionary" is immaterial. Thanks for letting us read what you think. Cheers!

[Kirk Gittings]

Thank you Walter. One of the advantages of having a foot in commercial work and a foot in academia is that you tend to learn how to express yourself about art in an uncomplicated way.

[David R Munson]

Don't know if it's quite what you're looking for, but when I got the new Lenswork, the architectural images immediately made me think of one of my favorite volumes of architectural photography by Cervin Robinson, specifically Cleveland, Ohio. Definitely not avant-garde, but he does strike me as having a different sort of style from most. Fantastic B&W images. It is out of print and it was fairly hard to get a copy when I got mine about four years ago, but if you're near a university with a good library, they may have one on hand that you could take a look at.