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Subject: [Leica] Re: Photography - a serious art form anymore?
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Sun Apr 30 05:40:19 2006
References: <C079685A.FFD6%bd@bdcolenphoto.com> <61BFC3A7-935D-49CC-A376-B4C650072B06@pandora.be> <c9f415c86f3b2d1fc844db1f91454438@paulhardycarter.com>

Thanks for the link, although I do not think that the nowadays artist  
solely can be considered as a craftsman.



Op 30-apr-06, om 05:04 heeft PHC het volgende geschreven:

> 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.
>
> *******
> Paul Hardy Carter
> www.paulhardycarter.com
> +44 (0)20 7871 7553
> *******
>
> 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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In reply to: Message from bd at bdcolenphoto.com (B. D. Colen) ([Leica] Re: Photography - a serious art form anymore?)
Message from philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent) ([Leica] Re: Photography - a serious art form anymore?)
Message from lists at paulhardycarter.com (PHC) ([Leica] Re: Photography - a serious art form anymore?)