Paul wrote: >Different cultures are moved by different words, different >pictures. The only real test of great universal art is time
Isn't this self contradicting? I agree with the first sentence. Not the second. If cultures come and go, so does the art works of these cultures. Diffent cultures will have different artistic values. To some extend at least. I agree that some art works may have universal value. To humans, anyway :-). Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 6. maj 2005 14:06 Til: [email protected] Emne: Re: what makes a photograph art... That's a very narrow definition. It would exclude many of those works hanging on the walls of the world's museums. Art can create disharmony. It can provoke and inspire chaos. It can be ambiguous or straightforward and clear. And of course there's a difference between personal art and universal art. If I create something that I love, it is at least personal art. If the rest of humankind embraces it as well, it is universal art. In between those two extremes there are other layers. Different cultures are moved by different words, different pictures. The only real test of great universal art is time. If a work endures and speaks to every generation, one can say that it is great art: a classic. Paul On May 6, 2005, at 7:34 AM, Tom Reese wrote: > 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 brings order to chaos - it creates harmony > > art clarifies, intensifies or enlarges our experience of life > > art has mystery, ambiguity and contradiction > > I'm interested in hearing the thoughts of the group on these > definitions. Do you disagree with any of them? > > Tom Reese > >
