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| On October 18, 2004 GRUMP #96 arrived. It included the following.
Dean’s 2005 b/w photo calendar, and more James R. Dean has done it again. His new calendar is on the same high and personal level of perception that I’ve come to expect from him. The cover (and April) photo is a much-tilted shot, presumably from a moving car, showing a little airplane skimming along above the roadside telephone poles. I have a hunch it’s a model airplane*, but who cares? It’s an antic and charming picture without pretensions, and its big black v-shaped lower half is as important as the plane—maybe even more important. But importance is not important in his pictures. Observant may be the word for them. He sees things wryly and with pleasure, and the pleasure comes across consistently. I think the photos are likely to grow on you—that you’ll like them more as you see them more, each one for every day of its month. To see all of Dean’s calendar photos, go to his web site, www.cloudnet.com/~image * JDean notes: It’s a full size, crop dusting plane shot from a moving, full size Chevy pick-up. GRUMP is published informally and occasionally by David Vestal |
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| Click here to read a review of the 2002 calendar by David Vestal.
Click here to read a review of the 2003 calendar by David Vestal. Click here to read a review of the 2007 calendar by David Vestal. |
