Peter, Then context is important. One of the best qualities of art I know of is that one gains in some way by experiencing it. A common snapshot presented as art is art providing that there is some gain to experiencing it in its new context. Is the "EXIT" sign in an art gallery some artist's droll idea of textual art or only an exit sign? :-) AZ Build a Lookaround! The Lookaround Book, 2nd ed. NOW SHIPPING http://www.panoramacamera.us > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] can there be art photography > From: "Peeter Vissak" <pv@xxxxxx> > Date: Sat, March 27, 2004 10:51 am > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" > <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >Do you mean recordings compared to creative art? Not sure of >where > you are going with the question. Art has > >nothing to do with the medium. Is there a more discriptive term >than > "consumer photography." Do you mean "snap > >shots." > > >AZ > > > >> > >> this is a quickie, just to keep the mails moving... > >> > >> can there be art photography without consumer photography? > >> > >> what do you think? > >> > >> enjoy, kostas > >> > > I was just watching a rerun of a talkshow about art criticism and > similar. > There was a very nice lady speaking of defining art. > She is running a small art college department, she's also an art > expositions curator and an artist herself. > She said, that art is something, that isn't anything else. > Well, starting to analyse and deduct, we may go really deep and > consequently this (semi)funny definition will occur very definitive > ;o) > > Peeter > > ----------------------------------------- > Hot Mobiil - helinad, logod ja piltsõnumid! > http://portal.hot.ee
