{"id":3826,"date":"2010-07-31T05:55:45","date_gmt":"2010-07-31T09:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/?p=3826"},"modified":"2010-07-31T05:55:45","modified_gmt":"2010-07-31T09:55:45","slug":"smithsonian-features-my-process-sketches-theyve-collected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/3826\/smithsonian-features-my-process-sketches-theyve-collected\/","title":{"rendered":"Smithsonian Features My Process Sketches They&#039;ve Collected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3827\" title=\"processsketches_correspond\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/processsketches_correspond.jpg\" alt=\"processsketches_correspond\" width=\"425\" height=\"179\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.americanhistory.si.edu\/osaycanyousee\/2010\/07\/the-digital-draft-preserving-process-in-a-computerized-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The National Museum of American History&#8217;s Blog<\/a> features preliminary sketches, both physical and digital, that detail my creative process while developing images for my series Correspondence.<br \/>\nLine drawings, pastels, and digital sketches were all used to explore possibilities before committing to the final composited results.<br \/>\n&#8220;\u2026 by exposing the time and planning the photographer took to create his final print, these sketches highlight the fact that today\u2019s works of art, though digital, nevertheless do not simply fall from the sky. In a world that is increasingly instant, this documentation of a digital art photographer\u2019s process reminds us of the importance of slowing down and going through experimental drafts before committing to a final decision, a timely reminder for artists and patrons of the arts alike.<br \/>\nDespite the time-saving advantages technology affords us, or perhaps because of them, it\u2019s safe to say we\u2019ll always want to know where things come from and how they are made. An idea\u2019s journey from conception to realization will always be something we want to know, and as Caponigro\u2019s attention to process shows us, even the digital world strives to leave its trace &#8230;&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.americanhistory.si.edu\/osaycanyousee\/2010\/07\/the-digital-draft-preserving-process-in-a-computerized-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more on the NMAH blog here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Museum of American History&#8217;s Blog features preliminary sketches, both physical and digital, that detail my creative process while developing images for my series Correspondence. 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