Q#1.)When Richard Avedon talks about contradiction and complexity in the face I think he is talking about the emotions in people's faces and how each face has a certain complexity to it depending on their emotion, upbringing and background.


Q#2.)When Avedon decided to go with simple, clean cut photography with a white background it achieved focus. The white background makes you focus on the subject he is trying make the viewer look at.


Q#3.) With painting even if you have a realistic painting the exact moment will never be captured because of the time it takes to produce a painting. Photographs capture that moment in time almost exactly, taking seconds to produce. I think we migrate to photography more because of how fast-moving we are, making us want results instantly.