Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]JEEEEEESUS H KEEEEEERIST...Would people please stop stripping my name in on top of other people's comments....I did NOT make any of the comments attributed to me below...as to what's art, my last comment on that had nothing to do with the present subject... And I not only did not make the comments about the exhibit in question, I disagreed with them. However.... I would suggest that the artist isn't necessarily commenting on the act, but rather on the use of the act in pornographic imagery. But what do I know? - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Adrian Morgan Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 6:36 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] The fine line between art and pornography I thought it was interesting. the idea of porn is titilation, and stimulation - this exhibition removes that from the act. i don't know how it is you see the artist is playing "on the sickness of sexually depraved people in society today". I don't believe the act itself is sick or depraved, nor these images. The photos are interesting to me, because they are shown in such a non sexual way. for me, they are portraits of an intimate, inherently sexual act, but without the sex. Are they art - well no - after all they are colour - aren't all art images black and white (said firmly with tongue in cheek) Adrian > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Ted Grant > Sent: Thursday, 11 December 2003 0954 > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] The fine line between art and pornography > > > B. D. Colen asked? > >>> Anyway, is it art? > > > > What's art?<<<< > > B.D., > it sure isn't this damn crap that's better suited to hanging in a > "shit house or garbage pit!" > > It makes absolutely no art statement whatsoever, other than the > perpetrator knows how to play on the sickness of sexually depraved > people in society today. > > Hell I'm no prude, but damn it surely we can have one or two internet > locations where we aren't plugged with this crap once again. ted > > > " <bdcolen@earthlink.net> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 1:26 PM > Subject: RE: [Leica] The fine line between art and pornography > > - -- 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