no. 51
SELECTED BYSHEPARD FAIREYPINNACLE HENDRIX POSTERDESIGNED BYJOHN VAN HAMERSVELD
What makes a “perfect” image? One that couldn’t be improved by rendering it differently, that needs nothing added or subtracted. Not only is a perfect image difficult to imagine any other way than it is, it’s impossible to forget. The term “instant classic” is used far too loosely, but it does truly apply to a perfect image. Many people recognize a perfect image when they see one, at least subconsciously if not deliberately. A perfect image has the power to seep into people’s minds and become the exemplar for the thing it depicts. When I think “banana,” I picture Warhol’s banana cover for the Velvet Underground and Nico; when I think of Jimi Hendrix, it’s John ...
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