Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] suprises and disappointment
From: Walter S Delesandri <walt@jove.acs.unt.edu>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 08:28:31 -0600 (Central Standard Time)

> John R. Fulton Jr. wrote in part:
> 
> >Speaking about your work is very important in the art world.
> 
> It's a disease. They take very literally the old adage that a picture is worth a thousand
> words. Usually the artistic merit is inversely proportional to the amount of words used 
> to describe it. Try reading modern art criticism. I gave up after I misplaced my secret
> decoder ring.
> 
> Robert 
> 

Robert, you said it better than I ever could have....the "criticism" you describe 
is more university-sponsored pseudo-intellectual PC speak....Jeezus, I never 
took Orwell literally 'til the 90s.......
Best to U and URS, 
Walt



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