Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I always meant to look up "fine art" photography. Is there an "average art" or a "bad art"? There must be only one category since that's all I ever see. Now that I think of it, what causes a photo to cross over the line into "art"? Just wondering. If I knew I could add that to my new LUG tools of print 8' wide and only editions of six. Ken Who had his tail roasted by a painter when he referred to a photograph as art, although even there I never received an explanation, although the lady agreed there were other forms of art, such as sculpture. I thought it best not to get into other fringe areas such as covering buildings in Saran wrap. On 11/12/2011 4:57 PM, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote: > Hi Crew, > In my hundreds of pages of saved anecdotes and humours photo notes I > just came across this one and thought it rather fitting regarding the > topic! :-) > ================= > > Photographer as artist! > > ================== > > An art photographer asked the gallery owner if there had been any > interest > > in his photographs on display at that time. "I have good news and bad > > news," the owner replied. > > > > "The good news is that a gentleman inquired about your work and > wondered if > > it would appreciate in value after your death." > > > > "When I told him it would, he bought all 15 of your photographs." > > > > "That's wonderful," the artist exclaimed. > > > > "What's the bad news?" > > > > "The guy was your doctor..." > > ====================== > > > > Well OK eh? It's Saturday afternoon com'on crew, smile or laugh! :-) > OK OK kinda sick hunour, so big deal! Get over it! If you have a > problem go pour a fine single malt, sit back then laugh! :-) :-) > > > > cheers, > > Dr. ted :-) > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >