> > From: Tom Reese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/05/06 Fri AM 11:34:48 GMT > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: what makes a photograph art... > > Background: I bought Bill Fortney's "Great Photography Workshop" book a > while back. In the book, Bill recommended another one called "Developing > The Creative Edge in Photography" by Bert Eifer. That book contains > some interesting (to me at least) thoughts on what makes a photograph > 'art.' These definitions are compiled by Mr. Eifer and are not > necessarily his. These are some of the definitions: > > art pleases the eye
Art is painful to look at > > art brings order to chaos - it creates harmony Art is disruptive of normality > > art clarifies, intensifies or enlarges our experience of life Art questions, reduces and simplifies our experience of life > > art has mystery, ambiguity and contradiction Art is clear, straightforward and uncomplicated. > > I'm interested in hearing the thoughts of the group on these > definitions. Do you disagree with any of them? > > Tom Reese No. The above statement is art. ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
