Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I disagree. It's a fine art because the artist has the capability to do/show whatever she wants. No obligation to fulfill any preconceived goals (like 'essence'? What's an essence?} on the part of her viewers. On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 12:07 PM, B. D. Colen <bd at bdcolenphoto.com> wrote: > Fine art? Making subjects feel awkward is something any 'Mom with a Rebel' > can accomplish. The art comes in when one manages to get subjects relaxed > enough so that one can capture their 'essence,' or as much of it as can be > captured in a still photo. > > On 6/25/12 10:15 AM, "Lew Schwartz" <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote: > >>I'll just observe that making viewers feel good or feel empathy for >>subjects is not necessarily something artists strive for. If you >>experience awkwardness or uneasiness when looking at Dijkstra's >>photos, then she has succeeded well, indeed (I also thinks this is the >>distinguishing feature the allows us to see her work as superior to >>Kantor's). The ability of photography and photographers to capture the >>private lives of those around us is part of what qualifies it as a >>fine art. >> >>_______________________________________________ >>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 -- -Lew S.