[Leica] Article on Photography

[George Lottermoser]

Sure would be helpful to "see" specifics rather than passing judgements on "most MFA stuff."

a note off the iPad, George

On Aug 28, 2016, at 8:30 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote:

> Actually, the proof of the pudding is to wait 10-20 years, and if the
> current "hot stars" stuff no longer command any values, then you know it
> had been a fad.
> 
> I suspect most stuff that MFA churn out in the last 10+ years fall into
> that category, no matter how much gallery spaces they suck up currently.
> 
> On Sun, Aug 28, 2016 at 5:23 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> George,
>> I agree 100%. The reality is the marketplace, not what we want it to be in
>> our dreams, and accepting reality is a necessity for a balanced view.
>> Shutting our perceptions to reality on the basis of deeply cherished and
>> entrenched biases is only for those who would vote for Trump..... :-) It is
>> also worth keeping in mind that the word "better" is also a highly relative
>> term....
>> 
>> We can always walk away from what we do not like, but the rest will surely
>> open our minds to new avenues. This, IMHO, holds good for music and the
>> written word, as well as the visual arts, be it painting, photography,
>> cinema, etc.
>> 
>> I collect Modern Indian Art, and have been doing so for close to 30 years
>> now. Sometimes, I do not understand how a piece of art can sell for a
>> million bucks, but there is at least one person, the buyer, who does know
>> why. It is worth keeping that in mind.....
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Jayanand
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>>> On 28-Aug-2016, at 23:23, George Lottermoser <george.imagist at icloud.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> The article suffers greatly from its total lack of visual examples; to
>> substantiate such claims; doesn't even mention specific "artists" for us to
>> reference. Makes the whole critique rather meaningless.
>>> 
>>> IMO… No matter what our age… we would do ourselves a favor to "keep up"
>> not only technologically, but also aesthetically and conceptually.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> a note off the iPad, George
>>> 
>>> On Aug 28, 2016, at 11:16 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Interesting.
>>>> 
>>>> http://petapixel.com/2016/05/31/opinion-disturbing-trend-photography/
>>>> 
>>>> I agree, but then, I'm 70, too!
>>> 
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