Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/08/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sure would be helpful to "see" specifics rather than passing judgements on "most MFA stuff." a note off the iPad, George On Aug 28, 2016, at 8:30 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: > Actually, the proof of the pudding is to wait 10-20 years, and if the > current "hot stars" stuff no longer command any values, then you know it > had been a fad. > > I suspect most stuff that MFA churn out in the last 10+ years fall into > that category, no matter how much gallery spaces they suck up currently. > > On Sun, Aug 28, 2016 at 5:23 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at > gmail.com> > wrote: > >> George, >> I agree 100%. The reality is the marketplace, not what we want it to be in >> our dreams, and accepting reality is a necessity for a balanced view. >> Shutting our perceptions to reality on the basis of deeply cherished and >> entrenched biases is only for those who would vote for Trump..... :-) It >> is >> also worth keeping in mind that the word "better" is also a highly >> relative >> term.... >> >> We can always walk away from what we do not like, but the rest will surely >> open our minds to new avenues. This, IMHO, holds good for music and the >> written word, as well as the visual arts, be it painting, photography, >> cinema, etc. >> >> I collect Modern Indian Art, and have been doing so for close to 30 years >> now. Sometimes, I do not understand how a piece of art can sell for a >> million bucks, but there is at least one person, the buyer, who does know >> why. It is worth keeping that in mind..... >> >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>>> On 28-Aug-2016, at 23:23, George Lottermoser <george.imagist at >>>> icloud.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> The article suffers greatly from its total lack of visual examples; to >> substantiate such claims; doesn't even mention specific "artists" for us >> to >> reference. Makes the whole critique rather meaningless. >>> >>> IMO? No matter what our age? we would do ourselves a favor to "keep up" >> not only technologically, but also aesthetically and conceptually. >>> >>> >>> a note off the iPad, George >>> >>> On Aug 28, 2016, at 11:16 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Interesting. >>>> >>>> http://petapixel.com/2016/05/31/opinion-disturbing-trend-photography/ >>>> >>>> I agree, but then, I'm 70, too! >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > > > -- > "Some People Drive, We Are Driven" > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > richardmanphoto on Facebook and Instagram > <https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information