Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/07

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Art Galleries!!!
From: Tim Atherton <tim@KairosPhoto.com>
Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2003 23:17:44 -0700

> Hi Tim,
> 
> I agree that I was a bit too hasty when I included the 
> "uninteresting things"
> comment. You are right, many great photographs have been made of 
> seemingly banal
> objects or scenes. After all, one of my favorite photographers is 
> Martin Parr
> who has taken banality to an art form. But his images are 
> technically exquisite.

precisely! - I'm not sure why I missed out Parr

> What I was objecting to are the images that are technically 
> inferior without any
> thematic justification for disregarding technique.
> 
> As for size, I have nothing against big prints, I certainly enjoy 
> them, but a
> big print of puke on the ground is not better than a small print 
> of puke on the
> ground.

yes, we do pretty much agree on this...

tim
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