Re: [Leica] On making Art

[Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com>]

Phong wrote:

> Hi Jim,
> 
> 
>>Art is the expression of an emotion through a technique.
> 
> 
> I can almost go with that, except, "technique" seems to 
> be a place holder to hang "valid" on.  Good art implies 
> mastery of a technique, for sure, but I am afraid I do not
> judge art by the technique, I don't think.

I never meant that you should.

> Art or not, I find a message devoid of technique far more 
> interesting to a technique devoid of a message.  So I rather
> focus on the message.

So, a piece of art made by throwing mud at a canvas, or someone yelling 
out their message... gets you off? :)

> 
> Anyway, I think on one side, people object to unnecessary 
> constraints to fit someone else's definition of "valid" art, 
> and on the other side  people are turned off by the pretention 
> of it all.

That's why I kept it simple.  It's a definition of the lowest common 
denominator.

Emotion (feelings,message) and some form of technique, (method).



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