Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, I am NOT terminally politically incorrect. I certainly think that our society routinely sells the disabled short. HOWEVER, blind is blind. And I believe that Adam's description of "blind photography" as "performance art" and not photography is right on the mark. B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Adam Bridge Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 3:50 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Autofocus Leica R On 3/12/03 Patrick Jelliffe wrote: > >Art is SUBJECTIVE, Adam, and attempts to create >absolutes to judge the artist, his/her creative >process, or the finished work will fail. > >Patrick > Well DUH. But what does your response mean? How does the work of someone who cannot perceive the result, could NEVER perceive the result, cannot get criticism, improve? Where is the self-expression in this process? I don't think there IS any. It's performance art because the act is the art and not the result produced. I'm just terminally politically-incorrect in this area with absolutely NO apologies. Otherwise there is no meaning and we might as well just hang cameras on birds and cows and let them take photographs randomly and give each image equal value to anything posted here. It IS subjective right? Adam - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html