Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Art is a lie ;-) Sometimes a beautiful one :-) Sometimes ... Amiti?s :-) Philippe Le 19 oct. 11 ? 20:21, Tina Manley a ?crit : > Being influenced by another artist is one thing, but this is blatant > copying. It's as if he projected the photos onto canvas and traced > over > them. His Asia "collection" exactly mimics the photographer's Asia > collection of photos. There is no creativity involved at all, and, > even > worse, no credit given to the original artist whose work is being > copied. > Dylan claims in the interview that he paints from real life, not > photographs. That is obviously a lie. > > Tina > > On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 2:05 PM, philippe.amard > <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>wrote: > >> Tina, >> >> I can't see where the problem lies in fact - a photo is a photo >> alright, >> and a painting is a painting alright too - the art is different, the >> crafting is also different - I dk if it makes sense to anyone, but >> me... >> Even though I bet those of us photogs who've used brushes in their >> lives >> might concur. >> >> Most painters have been using photos or photographic techniques >> over the >> years - from the Dutch masters to the super/hyper-realists. >> Hockney also did both. >> Most photogs have been influenced by painters, is that a problem? >> I don't know a good photog who can disclaim this - HCB was so >> strict on >> composition, inherited from, guess what ... >> >> For me it all boils down to: As a viewer, do I like it, or not? >> whatever >> the gear. >> >> In the meantime, Van Gogh has now been killed by teenagers. A sign >> of the >> times? >> >> Bien cordialement de Metz >> Philippe >> >> >> Le 19 oct. 11 ? 16:52, Tina Manley a ?crit : >> >> LUG: >>> >>> By Bob Dylan, no less: >>> >>> http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.**com/2011/09/26/questions-** >>> raised-about-dylan-show-at-**gagosian/?ref=artsf<http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/26/questions-raised-about-dylan-show-at-gagosian/?ref=artsf >>> >>> > >>> >>> The other examples I've seen on the internet are exact copies of >>> photographs, including those by Henri Cartier-Bresson. >>> >>> I have had several artists request to use my photos for their >>> paintings. >>> I >>> always give permission with the qualification that they must >>> include a >>> notice that the painting is based on a photo copyrighted by Tina >>> Manley. >>> Looks like Dylan failed to ask permission or even acknowledge that >>> he uses >>> photographs! >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> -- >>> Tina Manley, ASMP >>> www.tinamanley.com >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See >>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug >>> >>> >for more information >>> >> NO ARCHIVE >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug >> >> >for more information >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information