Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Is Photography Real...
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 19:28:55 -0500
References: <B6AF090E.4FD1%alexpix@worldnet.att.net>

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

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