Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steven Alexander wrote: > > on 2/13/01 3:35 PM, B. D. Colen at bdcolen@earthlink.net wrote: > > > We've at one time or another kicked around the subject of whether > > photography is a literal art, or as interpretative as any other art.... > > > > So last night I am reading in The Tao of Photography and the subject is > > being discussed. And the following allegedly true story is told... > > > > P. Picaso is painting a woman's portrait, and her husband is watching, > > becoming more horrified by the minute. Finally he can take it no longer: > > > > "That doesn't look anything like my wife," says He Who Ought To Know. > > > > "Well, what does your wife look like?" PP asks. > > > > The man fishes in his wallet and hands Picaso a photo of the woman. > > "THIS," he says, "is what my wife looks like." > > > > Picaso stares at the image for a few moments and then hands it back, > > I followed your advice and purchased the book and find it much better > reading that most books with photography in the title and in fact best read > about creativity since Right Brain Drawing, or whatever and Fear of Art. > > Thanks > > Steven Alexander Steve - You are moe than welcome...It really is pretty interesting, aiming as it seems to to simply get us all to losen up and SEE. TLFKAG