Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Of course, most of the stuff that hangs in the Louvre, Prado etc., was crassly commercial when it was painted centuries ago--portraits of rich people etc. Who is to say that, say, Apple's 1984 Superbowl commercial will not be Fine Art 100 years from now? Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Nov 13, 2011, at 1:44 AM, Chris Crawford wrote: > The term Fine Art is not an indicator of quality, but of type. It > distinguishes art that typically hangs in galleries and museums from > Commercial Art, which means things like advertising design, logo design, > book layout, illustration, sign painting, etc. There's some overlap, as > some commercial art gets recognized by the fine art world of galleries and > museums. > > The painter you talked to was an uneducated fool. Photography has been > recognized as art for a century now, and is part of the collections of all > of the world's great art museums. > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-437-8990 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > On 11/12/11 7:13 PM, "Ken Carney" <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: > >> I always meant to look up "fine art" photography. Is there an "average >> art" or a "bad art"? There must be only one category since that's all I >> ever see. Now that I think of it, what causes a photo to cross over the >> line into "art"? Just wondering. If I knew I could add that to my new >> LUG tools of print 8' wide and only editions of six. >> >> Ken >> Who had his tail roasted by a painter when he referred to a photograph >> as art, although even there I never received an explanation, although >> the lady agreed there were other forms of art, such as sculpture. I >> thought it best not to get into other fringe areas such as covering >> buildings in Saran wrap. >> >> >> On 11/12/2011 4:57 PM, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote: >>> Hi Crew, >>> In my hundreds of pages of saved anecdotes and humours photo notes I >>> just came across this one and thought it rather fitting regarding the >>> topic! :-) >>> ================= >>> >>> Photographer as artist! >>> >>> ================== >>> >>> An art photographer asked the gallery owner if there had been any >>> interest >>> >>> in his photographs on display at that time. "I have good news and bad >>> >>> news," the owner replied. >>> >>> >>> >>> "The good news is that a gentleman inquired about your work and >>> wondered if >>> >>> it would appreciate in value after your death." >>> >>> >>> >>> "When I told him it would, he bought all 15 of your photographs." >>> >>> >>> >>> "That's wonderful," the artist exclaimed. >>> >>> >>> >>> "What's the bad news?" >>> >>> >>> >>> "The guy was your doctor..." >>> >>> ====================== >>> >>> >>> >>> Well OK eh? It's Saturday afternoon com'on crew, smile or laugh! :-) >>> OK OK kinda sick hunour, so big deal! Get over it! If you have a >>> problem go pour a fine single malt, sit back then laugh! :-) :-) >>> >>> >>> >>> cheers, >>> >>> Dr. ted :-) >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >