Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]><Snip> > "tension" than others. After the debate was over, the prof then revealed > that all the paintings had been painted by chimpanzes. Along with being > really teed off that we had been "had", it certainly made some of us stop > and think about what "art" was. I still don't know, really. There is no > answer other than the answer from future generations. Mozart 200+ years > later is still incrediable. This guy will be gone, just a "phootnote".... > But it's nice to see photography debates along with single malt discussions > ;-) > I don't know perhaps you thought the joke was on you but you were asked to compare paintings not painters. If you were asked to make assumptions on the painters based on the paintings and you said stuff like "I think they guy is an accountant in his spare time and had an idyllic childhood" then you'd have certainly stepped in it. But a better painting is a better painting I don't care if it's trained seals doing water colors with their flippers! Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabinergroup.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html