"Alan P. Hayes" <ahayes@berkshire.rr.com> writes: > At 2:56 PM -0500 7/9/02, David Dyer-Bennet wrote: > >"Alan P. Hayes" <ahayes@berkshire.rr.com> writes: > > > >> I find I really notice the lack of subject in Eggleston, it's actually > >> very in your face. It certainly wouldn't be very interesting if that's > >> all that was going on, however. > > > >I notice it too. But I don't find that there *is* anything else of > >interest going on. I also really hate his treatment of color. It > >looks just like my most unsuccessful efforts to fix things, I'm > >afraid. > I guess he's still controversial 30 years after the MOMA show... You suppose? But you'll notice that people who appreciate his work often appreciate it very strongly, too (I'm thinking especially of Boberto's recent post on that). If a number of people like it that way, particularly people not given to political artistic opinions, then there's very likely something there. Even if I can't find it. -- David Dyer-Bennet, dd-b@dd-b.net / New TMDA anti-spam in test John Dyer-Bennet 1915-2002 Memorial Site http://john.dyer-bennet.net Book log: http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/Ouroboros/booknotes/ New Dragaera mailing lists, see http://dragaera.info
