Opening, Frank Stella Exhibition 1970

Garry Winogrand snapped this image at Frank Stella's opening. It's a photograph, so marks are made with light and shadow. It feels immediate, like he just grabbed the camera and shot from the hip. The composition is loose, a little messy, and very alive. Look at the woman in the foreground; she’s gazing directly at us, her hand gently touching her face. It makes you wonder what she’s thinking. The world in black and white takes on a different atmosphere, it's like the image is already in the past. Winogrand’s photograph is all about the moment, about capturing the energy and the scene, not about perfection. Winogrand reminds me a bit of John Cassavetes, that director, with his handheld camera and off-the-cuff dialogue. Both Winogrand and Cassavetes, they're all about life, embracing its chaos. Art is about embracing ambiguity, it's an ongoing conversation across time, a way of seeing and thinking about the world.