Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On May 1, 2009, at 9:00 AM, George Lottermoser wrote: > Well said Douglas. > I find the knee jerk, negative reaction to blatant human sexuality, > paradoxically, both understandable [because of cultural taboos] and > odd [because of my personal appreciation of beauty]. > > Does anyone think this is not a a well composed rectangular frame of > a beautiful young woman in her prime? > I assume that if she wore jeans some, who object, would find it a > beautiful photograph. > So does it come down to "we're not supposed to see [or be shown] > human genitals in photographs?" > It's okay to photograph the horrors of war but not the beauty of > sexuality and human desire? > Then take the judgement so far as to judge the model a "slut?" probably all of these things are at work here... whatever... is it a truly great photo...well I think not, is it beautiful vs porn...all in the eyes of the beholder... Just wondering why Madonna didn't photograph Friedlander like this...? :-) maybe not... Steve > > If this image were a beautiful drawing or painting would some of the > objectors have a less prudish reaction? > Most painters and sculptors, we now admire as historically "best," > have similar poses in their body of work. > Is the photographic medium just too "real" for reality? > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > On May 1, 2009, at 6:46 AM, Douglas Barry wrote: > >> >> "Frank Filippone" <red735i at earthlink.net> wrote >>> $37.5K is cheap? >>> >>> I am jealous... I wish I could sell some garbage photos for this >>> kind of cash....... forget the topic of a nude..... >>> >>> I have seen a lot of stuff that I consider garbage, in collections >>> like the Getty, MOMA, and others. Big prints, probably big >>> bucks. I really wonder if art collectors and gallery owners, and >>> Museums actually have anyone on staff that knows the difference >>> between something worthwhile and something that is worthless... >>> worthless in the sense of intrinsic value, qualitative value, or >>> otherwise quality in general. >>>>>>>>>> >> >> Sorry, have to disagree. >> >> People decide what moves them, and what to pay for it. What one >> person likes may not necessarily be liked by you or I, but, for the >> person who buys it, it may pull a certain string in their heart. >> The fact that the price reached 37.5k was not just driven by the >> image but also by the combination of the Friedlander & Ciccione >> names, just as the presence of an Olympic recordholder adds lustre >> & price to a sports image: a similar image of a club athlete at a >> small local sports event would not necessarily have the same cachet >> or price. >> >> Anyway, I liked the confrontational composition which we all seem >> to agree was confrontational :-) >> >> Regards >> >> Douglas >> _________ >> Douglas Barry >> Bray, Co. Wicklow >> Republic of Ireland >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/MiguelGeary.jpg.html >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information