Re: [Leica] Eisenstadt, test reports,equipment matters and motives in photography

["Dan S" <dstate1@hotmail.com>]

Somehow I get the feeling that his greatest joke is on the art world.

I can just picture the scene you described below.

As a similar story, I visited an Irving Penn exhibet in Chicago a few years 
ago.  It's amazing how you can get a bunch of the rich, dressed in black 
money crowd to stare dead on at a closeup of what was a very "portly" womans 
genitals, and not feel the least embarassed.  Put those same folks in front 
of a magazine rack full of adult magazines and they will run for cover...I 
guess context means everything!

You are certainly correct about the money..I'm sure his shots are making a 
ton of it, and mine sure as hell are not!

Best wishes
Dan



>Gee, isn't that interesting...Makes one wonder why Wegman's in numerous
>museums, had countless books published, and is richer than god, while.... 
>:-)
>
>Seriously...Having read your posts lo these many many months I known that
>you're too smart a guy to indulge in the old, "Picasso? My pet monkey could
>do that." I would suggest thinking of Wegman not as a "photographer" per
>se, but as a humorist/comedian whose performance medium is photography.
>Much of his stuff is hysterically funny....check out the fairy tale
>books....Little Red Riding Hood?....I remember going to a Wegman exhibit at
>the Guggenheim in NY with my then 16-year-old son the budding artist. We
>wandered through the rooms, pausing and laughing, pausing a
>laughing...then, as we were leaving the Wegman area, we passed by a docent
>with a tour group. The docent was prattling on about Wegman's
>anti-something or other reaction against the something or other school of
>who-knows-what and the statement he was making....Ben turned to me and in a
>not very subtle stage whisper said, "Idiots...Don't they know he's a
>comedian with a camera?"
>
>
>
>
> >You will definitely find more Wegman books at any major book seller than 
>you
> >will Philip Jones Griffiths, or even Salgado.  George Harrison (the
> >musician) once said that Avan't Garde, really should have been aven't got 
>a
> >clue.
> >
> >
> >Dan
> >
> >>
> >>As far as technique Vs heart in art.....
> >>
> >>The art market is far more complex than most people give it credit.....
> >>There
> >>are people who produce high-quality images all their lives and never get
> >>any
> >>recognition by the art community ... there are people who produce
> >>low-quality
> >>images for a couple of years who are forever critically acclaimed as
> >>geniuses.  Some produce original work, other cliches.  It seems rather
> >>whimsical and success is due more to luck, timing, a few curators and
> >>dealers
> >>than skill.....
> >>
> >>My suggestion.... Take whatever kinds of pictures you want using 
>whatever
> >>equipment you want.....  If you want technically perfect images ... 
>learn
> >>technique ... if you want soft images, buy a Holga and smear Vaseline on
> >>your
> >>enlarger lens (and join a Holga club instead of the LUG : ) ).
> >>
> >>But take images that you are proud of that reflect your vision and view 
>of
> >>the world!  You only get frustrated if you try to take images that will
> >>please everyone else because you can't please everyone.  You may never 
>get
> >>a
> >>one man show at a major museum ... but at least you'll be proud of your
> >>work.
> >>
> >>Duane
> >>
> >>http://members.tripod.com/~Duane_Birkey/index.html
> >
> >
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