Ah, reading this thread, I finally get it, "Art is annoying!"
GRIN!
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DagT wrote:
The first two defines the opposite to what I see as art. The pleasing, boring things that are only aimed at telling us that everything is alright, and tries to distract us from the fact that there is more to life.
The other two are closer, but they still don�t cover the art that starts a process, makes you realize something new, even making you change your mind. Then it has to be irritating, controversial, but not necessarily political.
DagT
P� 6. mai. 2005 kl. 13.34 skrev Tom Reese:
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
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