Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/08

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Subject: [Leica] Some more 'cutting the edge'
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Sat Dec 8 09:10:37 2007
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Following that principle: no rococo, no art nouveau, art deco, no  
Pollock, no Braque, Matisse, ...
I love Bauhaus, but Bauhaus was developed for practical purposes.
Art does not have to be practical.
Philippe



Op 8-dec-07, om 17:39 heeft Lottermoser George het volgende geschreven:

> For me the term indicates a use of clever or cunning devices or  
> expedients, for their own sake; above the desire or need to express  
> from the heart and soul; or the need to express thoughts or ideas  
> which "ring true."
>
> The dictionary suggests "esp. as used to trick or deceive others,"
>
> I don't know if I'd go that far in my personal definition of the term.
>
> The Bauhaus principle of "form follows function" stuck with me as  
> student and ever since. Ornament for its own sake does not appeal  
> to me. For me, artifice stands very close to ornament.
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george@imagist.com
> www.imagist.com
> Picture A Week - www.imagist.com/paw_07
>
>
>
> On Dec 7, 2007, at 7:15 PM, Philippe Orlent wrote:
>
>> Does artifice mean the same as untrue, then?
>
>
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