Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George: I 'm curious if the art markets in Santa Fe haven't been created for the cultural elite to pass time and make investments. You know, between trips to stock up on bean curd and their regimen of haute coiffure events. Rather than involve B.D.'s name I could have just offered my opinion on Morando's work. Superficial, bland and completely lacking in what I think of as a visual voice. Heck, If I'd have bought Weston's pepper shot when I had the chance ($40) I could sell it an move to Santa Fe. :-P Walt Lottermoser George wrote: > This is such an interesting comment. Through out art history we can > look back and say (in some cases and if we have some level of skill), > "I could do that." Unspoken is, "now that I've seen it." Sure we > could all go spend some time with the peppers at the local produce > tubs. We could take them back to our studio/home and put them inside > our collection of funnels and perhaps duplicate (or even improve > upon) Weston's efforts. But what's the point of any of that? When > what we really want is to find our own visual voice. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george@imagist.com > > > > On Apr 20, 2006, at 2:09 PM, Walt Johnson wrote: > >> I'd be willing to bet $100 B.D. could duplicate Ms. Morando's art >> more effectively than she could his. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >