From the bus 91 1958

Robert Frank made this photographic work, *From the bus 91*, in black and white, using the actual film strips as compositional elements. It reminds me that art-making is often a process of selection, exclusion, and collage. Think of it like a diary page where the artist is pasting together different moments in time. The texture here is both photographic and material; you can see the sprocket holes and the edges of the film itself. The strips capture fleeting moments on the street, like candid snapshots. The contrast is stark and gritty, emphasizing the urban environment and the people within it. There's one frame, about halfway down the central strip, where a woman stares directly at the camera, or perhaps through it. Is she aware of Frank's gaze, or is she lost in her own world? This ambiguity resonates throughout the entire piece. Frank's work has always been about capturing the raw, unfiltered reality of American life, similar to what Diane Arbus was doing. Both artists remind us that art isn't about providing answers; it's about asking questions and embracing the messy, contradictory nature of experience.