Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/29

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Photography - a serious art form anymore?
From: lists at paulhardycarter.com (PHC)
Date: Sat Apr 29 20:15:28 2006
References: <C079685A.FFD6%bd@bdcolenphoto.com> <61BFC3A7-935D-49CC-A376-B4C650072B06@pandora.be>

You put your finger on it Philippe.

I was quoting Ernst Gombrich, of course, in his famous introduction to 
"The Story of Art".

If you're curious,see:

http://www.goodbyemag.com/oct01/gombrich.html

and:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Gombrich

P.

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On 30 Apr 2006, at 03:12, Philippe Orlent wrote:

> B.D.,
> Chances are slim that I'll change your mind on this one (or on 
> anything else), but I tend to disagree.
> An artist is someone who makes something that is called art by others.
> Whether it's called that or sometihng else, a true artist couldn't 
> care less.


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