Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] surprises and disappointment
From: Adam Bridge <abridge@mac.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 15:45:00 -0800

on 11/12/01 10:19 AM, John R. Fulton Jr. at JRFjr@compuserve.com
thoughtfully wrote:

> Talking the talk and walking the walk is very important in the "art"
> world. This photographer talked about his work and even did a
> demonstration for you. You may not have been impressed but he
> probably impressed anybody else standing around. Speaking about your
> work is very important in the art world. I hate talking about my
> pictures. My wife, an artist (she has the Master of Fine Arts degree
> to prove it), says I MUST talk about my pictures.

I just HATE this philosophy - although it's all over - painting,  sculpture,
writing, what-have-you.

I've always believed, rather stupidly it turns out, that a work stands by
itself. There's the image: take what you wish from it. Now I'd be happy to
tell someone where it was taken, and perhaps who the subject is, etc. But
what I wanted the viewer to take from the picture is, well, in the image. I
profoundly distrust artists who feel obliged to shower me all the angst that
went into their work: I DON'T CARE.

Oh well, I'll let the deconstructionists have their way with me.

Adam Bridge

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