Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, I'll admit that it wouldn't surprise me to find Witkin on a list of antiChrist suspects; that is one very, very, very strange dude. I might even use the word sick. But, hey, art's art, right? :-) I admit I don't understand the Eggleston antipathy. As I said, he's not my cup of tea, but then some might say my tastes are pretty narrow and predictable. On 4/7/06 8:23 PM, "Phil Swango" <pswango@att.net> wrote: > BD wrote: >> Jeeeeees, Phil - I was nice.:-) > > My remark wasn't aimed at you, BD. It just happened to be your message I > was reading when I decided to respond. Eggleston is just one of those > artists that gets people's hackles up. I no longer try to defend him. > It's > like trying to explain Thelonious Monk to your grandma. > > The only other photo-celeb I know (slightly) is Joel Peter Witkin, because > a > friend of mine works in his studio. And he *really* gets people going. > They usually just think Bill is incompetent or fraudulent, but they think > Joel is the antichrist or something. He's actually a religious Catholic, > believe it or not. I'd include a link to his images but people find them > so > offensive I'll just skip it. Anyone interested can search in Google. > There's also a Wiki article under "Witkin." > > -- > Phil Swango > 307 Aliso Dr SE > Albuquerque, NM 87108 > 505-262-4085 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information