Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/04/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As with abstract algebras and geometries and modern unmetered, non-rhyming poetry, the world of modern art in its many forms is simply inaccessible to my understanding. I no longer try. My favorite is Upper Case and Lower Case Wigs. Both as an artistic expression ? sorry, ?statement? ? and as an ?sthetic object, it?s simply ineffable. Though I have to say, calling hairpieces for the male scalp and the female pubis ?upper case? and ?lower case? is brilliant! (I once heard a gynecologist remark on a patient of hers who had striking red hair, saying that, indeed, ?the carpet matches the drapes?!) ?howard Unrepentant troglodyte > On Apr1, 2020, at 0717, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > > Everybody has a personal opinion about what is a good photograph, but, > sadly, the only way to get yourself enshrined in the pantheon of "The > Great Photographers" is to have someone pay lots of money for your images. > > Is Putin's poodle Dmitry Medvedev a great photographer? Well, someone paid > $1.7 million for one of his, but the disqualifier is the "someone" is an > oligarch friend of his, so Dmitry has to go through a few more hoops > before he gets any credibility, if ever. > > Anyway, I used to go to a few photographic auctions in the past so still > get notifications as the auction houses who live in hope that I might win > the lottery (mind you, I do live in hope too). Here's a link to a current > one below, and it's interesting to see the prices of some famous > photographs. Of course, I'm aware that art and photographic art is just a > way of storing money outside of other markets, and I expect the prices at > this auction and many others to come to be compressed by the current > plague, lack of liquidity, and fear. > > So, if you're feeling brave, and maybe have just won the lottery, you > could make a killing. In any case, you'll have a chance to have a look at > some interesting images. > > https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/photographs-2?locale=en > > Tell us what your favourite is. > > Douglas > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information