Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> George Lottermoser wrote: > >>I recommend, when viewing a work of art, try to let your > > "knowledge" of the creator, and even history, go and allow the > > image (film, whatever) to speak for itself. If you never heard of > > Salgado, what do you see and feel from the image?<<<< Well, in an individual work, that can be possible. But even then, if it's one of Riefenstahl's photos of Nazi Germany... > Who the hell cares what the supposed message is, under lying usually if > there is one, unless the viewer is one of those overly active intellects > always trying to figure out the meaning of the universe and why snow flakes > are not the same. *cough* I wouldn't call it "overly active" so much as "bored a lot." - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html