Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]We want to know something about the person behind a famous name, whether it is good or bad. Why else do people read biographies? --Dan C. - ------------------------------------------------------------ Dan, A well-written or photographed biography tells us about those elements in an artist's life that impacted his or her art. That's why I enjoy biographies. That knowledge permits me to appreciate the work all the more. A good biography allows me to witness the process thru which the artist went before he achieved success. Who among his contemporaties influenced him. Which events bore down upon him. How did politics play in his life -- if at all. Biographies can answer those questions and make understanding of the artist's work more incisive. But all this is frosting on the cake. There's a lot to be said for good pastry. But the bread, the bread -- ah, that is the art itself. HCB is one of the world's great French bakers of all time. Bob Bob Bob