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Subject: RE: [Leica] The fine line between art and pornography
From: "Adrian Morgan" <mourges@iprimus.com.au>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 10:35:55 +1100

I thought it was interesting.

the idea of porn is titilation, and stimulation - this exhibition removes
that from the act.

i don't know how it is you see the artist is playing "on the sickness of
sexually depraved people in society
today".  I don't believe the act itself is sick or depraved, nor these
images.

The photos are interesting to me, because they are shown in such a non
sexual way.    for me, they are portraits of an intimate, inherently sexual
act, but without the sex.

Are they art - well no - after all they are colour - aren't all art images
black and white
(said firmly with tongue in cheek)

Adrian




> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Ted Grant
> Sent: Thursday, 11 December 2003 0954
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] The fine line between art and pornography
>
>
> B. D. Colen asked?
> >>> Anyway, is it art?
> >
> > What's art?<<<<
>
> B.D.,
> it sure isn't this damn crap that's better suited to hanging in a "shit
> house or garbage pit!"
>
> It makes absolutely no art statement whatsoever, other than the
> perpetrator
> knows how to play on the sickness of sexually depraved people in society
> today.
>
> Hell I'm no prude, but damn it surely we can have one or two internet
> locations where we aren't plugged with this crap once again.
> ted
>
>
> " <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 1:26 PM
> Subject: RE: [Leica] The fine line between art and pornography
>
>

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