Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, we could all do worse than being Hemmingway - depression and massive insecurity aside. On the other hand, certainly it's wonderful to see an artist move into new areas - if he or she has something really worthwhile to offer. My feeling is that Frank didn't/doesn't. And therefore I think it's tragic that he stopped doing that at which he was truly outstanding. But, as I said originally, that's my opinion - which isn't going to cause Robert Frank to lose any sleep. ;-) B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Chris Schweda Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 2:24 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Robert Frank in Ottawa Actually, I couldn't disagree more. I admire Frank's determination to seek new visions, new influences. Tragic? Please. Disappointing, maybe -- especially to those folks who liked Frank's earlier work. What's a "tragedy" is the insistence of the establishment to consistently pigeonhole artists. Frank's move is a courageous one -- the sort of visionary slide (or dive) that I wish more artists would have the courage to take. (Me, I see a sort of wicked, canny humor in Frank's later work, although many folks will disagree.) What, we all should succomb to "Hemingway Syndrome?" (Spend the rest of your life sounding like a parody of your earlier self?) Chris Schweda http://www.crabgrassfrontier.com >From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> > >Robert Frank....For whatever it's worth, I'd suggest that Robert Frank is >in >some ways a tragic figure in terms of photography in that he was someone >with an incredible vision, and pretty amazing visual skills, who, in a >sense, abandoned that vision and those skills to move in other directions. >I >know there are those who will disagree with me - :-) - but I think that if >he is judge by what he's done in those "other directions," he'd be >considered a very minor figure. It is only because of The Americans that >anyone pays any attention to Frank. > >B. D. >Throwing the old grenade and ducking.;-) > _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html