Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mon, 19 Jun 2000 11:38:49 -0400, "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote: >Welllll...Okay, it's two people having sex in shadows. So? What's the point? >As Kyle noted, it's nice to see something different. But is it art? Probably >not if the artist has to ask? Is it pornography? Doesn't that depend upon >the eye/mind of the beholder? Is it shocking? Not in the year >2000? > >But what's the point? Do you mean the point of taking the pictures, or the point of showing them to us? If the former, then it's simple - the couple asked Michael to take them. If the latter, it's also simple - he wanted to see what we thought of them. Would you ask the same question about landscapes or chaotic street scenes? If not, why not? Paul