Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Fine Arts comes from the French: Beaux Arts (early 19th century). Here, art -from the latin ars- can be used for war; l'art de la guerre, love; l'art d'aimer, engineering; arts m?caniques, arts premiers, arts martiaux, etc. Meaning art, trade, skills, expertise, etc. it is not opposed to ugly arts, or gross arts, etc. We'd simply say Photographie d'Art, about the results. I would be reluctant to apply it to the photog though. Even worse would be Photographe de(s) Beaux Arts sic, which would sound presumptuous or vain, here. My transatlantic pinch of salt Philippe Le 4 janv. 12 ? 00:24, Chris Crawford a ?crit : > I've finally gotten around to rewriting my very old and outdated > bio/artist's statement on my website. Please read it and let me know > what > you think. Thanks, > > http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/about_me/bio.php > > Chris > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-437-8990 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information