Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George: Peace. I always wanted to dump photojournalism and be an artist. Just bought one of those fancy little caps and a red ascot. Now, I are one. :-P Walt Lottermoser George wrote: > Walt, > > I've also seen many of Ed's prints and many other fine prints (as > well as hordes of crap). I'm not making any comparisons of the > visionary qualities of various photographers. Price of prints aside - > I think that judging a print or a vision by a 60x60x72ppi screen > image makes vary little sense, except in the case raw visual / > emotional power - as in your very impressive work. > > The more subtle the aesthetic qualities the more one has to actually > stand in front of the print to judge it's merits or lack thereof. No > matter how well an image may be printed in a book the originals > usually take one's breath away. I've not seen a Morando print. I > can't speak about their aesthetic merits nor the worth of her vision > until I do see one in the flesh. Does her statement sound a bit > pretentious? Yes. Does her price for matted prints, which will fade > quickly if hung in a sunny California room, sound a bit out of this > galaxy? Yes. Does the work suck? I don't know. I've never seen it. > > To compare the two visions, Colen and Morando; I don't see the point. > I would refer to Colen as a someone working solidly within in the > Documentary tradition. While Morando is working within the relatively > infantile (to photography) Gallery/Museum/Art-rag tradition. I > respect both traditions. I've played in both fields. Comparing > individual artists within these two genres is like comparing a > blackened tuna steak with a mango. > > When I was working full time as a journalist-documentarian and > submitted my work to the Milwaukee Art Museum they said, "The work is > very fine. But it is not art fit for the home." Even though I'd justt > received a NEA grant to mount a show, "Light on Poverty in > Appalachia" in Tennessee. I was young and felt devastated. Go figure. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george@imagist.com > > > > On Apr 20, 2006, at 5:02 PM, Walt Johnson wrote: > >> I've had the opportunity to see many of Edward Weston's original >> prints and I can guarantee Ms. Morando ain't even close. My remark >> about B.D. was in reply to Adam's mentioning it in his post. >> Languid, dreamy, etc.... :-) My point was B.D (to me at least) is >> a far more advanced visionary than Morando. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >