Arthur Siegel 1975

Mike Mandel made this photographic print of Arthur Siegel. This image is a trip, right? I love how Siegel is blurred and in motion, almost dancing with his camera. You can feel the energy and spontaneity of the moment. It’s like Mandel captured not just a likeness, but also a sense of Siegel's spirit, that vital moment of capturing an image. As an artist, I totally sympathize. There's something so powerful about capturing a fleeting moment, a gesture, a feeling, in a single image. I imagine Mandel thinking about how to freeze time, but also how to show the energy of a person in action. The texture is amazing, the way the light and shadow play across Siegel's face and clothing, giving it depth and dimension. I think about other photographers like Garry Winogrand who captured the pulse of street life. Artists are always responding to each other, across time. Each image an ongoing conversation about how to see, how to feel, how to be in the world.