Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/01/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's no potato. It's a NASA shot of Pluto. The temperature of Pluto is a metaphor for the ice-cold contempt I feel for the photographer. Most of us can take a picture like that. And I can write bullst?cken like his artist's statement, but you can always tell that I'm being satirical. Lesson learned. From now on, I will cultivate saying stuff like that while appearing to be dead serious. My new series will be called "The Existential Eggplant." Being, nothingness and olive oil. --Peter On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 8:26 AM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Hi Douglas, > This guy isn't stupid, which I first categorized him. Actually he's > "BRILLIANT!" :-) He knows how to play the human brain for it's lack of > intelligence when it comes to people with multi-millions of dollars. > > If I were paid a million dollars for one of my photos I'd probably end up > using some languages of joy not appropriate for ladies nor the LUG in > public. :-) > > Now you are caring for your potatoes in such a loving== caring manner! Play > it up and surely some dumbass with more money than brains or intelligence > will certainly offer you a couple of million $'s or so! :-) Good luck! > :-) > cheers, > ted > > -----Original Message----- > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On > Behalf > Of > Douglas Barry > Sent: January-27-16 5:08 AM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] You say potato . . . > > There was a brief article in the Irish Times yesterday about Mr. Abosch's > oeuvre and the price attained. He said this.... > "I see commonalities between humans and potatoes that speak to our > relationship as individuals within a collective species. Generally, the > life > of a harvested potato is violent and taken for granted. I use the potato as > a proxy for the ontological study of the human experience." > > So that explains the million euro bonding that both buyer and seller > embraced. > > As result of the insights gained, I placed my recent purchase of potatoes > on > individual silk cushions and am playing soothing music to them. A little > cosseting is the least I could do to make up for the traumas of culinary > violence I've inflicted on the Solanum Tuberosum family over 65 years > > My guilt is now assuaged, and my life is now a little more fulfilled :-) > > Douglas > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 4:30 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] You say potato . . . > > > > How much do Peppers sell for nowadays? :-) > > I would say that our minds are conditioned to accept a photograph of a > > Pepper as a classic, through decades of artistic indoctrination, but > > equally we consider a photograph of a potato as a travesty. To tell you > > honestly, I can't see the difference in the subject matter, though the > > photographic treatment might be different, and even there, which one is > > better is just personal taste! > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 4:29 AM, Greg Rubenstein <gcr910 at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> . . . Abosch says money. Lots of money. > >> > >> > >> > > http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/kevin-abosch-sells-photog > raph-of-potato-for-15-million-20160125-gmd6s4.html > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >