Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/09
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This is the definition I live with.
ART: The conscious use of skill and creative imagination esp. in the creation of aesthetic objects. ART implies a personal unanalyzable creative power; SKILL stresses technical knowledge and proficiency.
Chris Saganich
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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Emos Houzob
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 11:44 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: RE: [Leica] #$@%$^ art photographers
>I am very fortunate to have a little money to travel. I have seen much
>art, and photography and do agree with statement below. Much of the good
>photographs are not taken here I think. Actually much of the pictures we
>discuss in magazine, and best books show pictures taken outside of US. My
>favourite book lately Agent Orange by Phillip Jones was shot in Vietnam.
>There is something artistic about the ugly truth of the pictures. But I
>now see one thing, money dominates what is acceptable. It is who makes the
>most money the best photographers? I do not know. Can someone say if
>there is a place for artistic photographs. Should we do everything in life
>artistic way? Define art for me? I might not know.
Emos
> > As it is with artists it must be with art photographers - 95 % ara bad
> > and fake - 5 % are good - 0,05% are brilliant of only 0,005% of the
> > brillian makes a profit while they live
> >
>
>As it is with art photographers, so it is with photographers, only even
>more
>so... up the ante to start at 98.5% are bad and take it from there.
>
>One of the great difficulties with photography is we are bombarded 24hrs a
>day with bad and banal photography - so much dross it's hard to notice what
>is of value....
>
>tim
>
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