Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hey! I didn't write that. I quoted someone else who did. In fact, I disagreed and that's why I posted the letter. I know clipping is non-exact but I would hate to have it out all over the universe that I said "You can create art only when it's your intention to do so." !! ;-) Tina On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 6:38 PM, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com>wrote: > > On Nov 14, 2012, at 4:31 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > > > You can create art only when it?s your intention to do so. > > such poppycock! > > In the strictest sense of the term > "Art" can be said to refer to objects made for their own sake. > In that sense: > "lamps" do not qualify as sculpture; > "teapots do not qualify as sculpture; > etc. > > Yet we've all seen lamps and teapots that have become more sculptural than > functional. > > What if I intend to simply make: > the most beautiful photograph possible. > the most beautiful table possible. > the most beautiful painting possible. > the most beautiful story possible. > the most beautiful sounds possible with my guitar. > the most beautiful sounds possible with my flute. > the most beautiful railing. > the most beautiful bronze door. > the most beautiful cave painting. > the most beautiful building. > > Bottom line - when the the beauty of a thing trumps its basic function > it becomes Art - in my book. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com