Bob W: wrote (I was the one who didn't disagree): I don't want to start a whole big thing about whether or not > >> photography is "art". Far as I'm concerned it is and that's > >> "settled law". Helmut's "answer" is a bit oblique for me and > >> since you don't disagree, care to comment further? Thanks!
I guess I already have: I don't see myself as an artist, but as a photographer. I'm not trying to be an artist. I'm trying to be a good photographer. I realy don't care if it's art or not. Weather this or that is art is up to the spectators to decide, I believe. To me art is what is commonly recognised as art. It's not for the artist to decide. If I do a really nice photograph, others can decide for themselves if it's art or not. What is percieved as art to me may not be art to others. And vise versa. To me most photography is not art. Some of it is. I could say the same about painting, movies, litterature, music etc. I don't see my self as an artist, but if some people see of my work as art, it's fine with me. I just think of it as photography. I guess Helmut Newton felt the same way. Helmut Newton obviously didn't want to discuss weater his (or other photographers work) was art or not. I agree with him - that this should not be discussed. Discussing weather photography is art or not doesn't make sence. Regards Jens -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: mike wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 8. februar 2006 10:27 Til: [email protected] Emne: Re: Re: OT: Helmut Newton > > From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/02/07 Tue PM 11:45:50 GMT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: OT: Helmut Newton > > "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> I don't want to start a whole big thing about whether or not > >> photography is "art". Far as I'm concerned it is and that's > >> "settled law". Helmut's "answer" is a bit oblique for me and > >> since you don't disagree, care to comment further? Thanks! > > > >Define "art" > > You can't. That's *why* it shouldn't be used! ;-) > > BTW: The local supermarket now has a device with which they can take > your digital image file and "print" it on a cake in colored icing. So > "good taste" *can* be discussed with regards to photography. > Hmmmm. Not sure about that. Although the one "I" produced created much hilarity, so could be said to have gone down well in one sense, the cake was bloody awful. m ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
