Hollywood 62 1958

This is Hollywood 62, a photographic work by Robert Frank. I see Frank walking around Hollywood with his camera, making snap decisions on what to include and exclude; a rapid-fire exchange of ideas. I feel a sense of spontaneity looking at the different frames from the rolls of film, like raw, uncut material ready to be shaped into something new. The artist, here, is like a sculptor, shaping the images, and controlling light and shadow. Each frame is a new world, a chance to start again, to rethink, to push further. Frank's wider work shows a clear understanding of the importance of editing, cropping, and arranging images to create narratives and evoke emotions. It is a process of refinement. It reminds me of other artist's sketchbooks, filled with experiments and studies, revealing the artist's thought process. Each image is in dialogue with another, informing and inspiring. Frank is inspiring other artists to create new work and to see the world in new ways.