Well, then, I guess people will do what they feel they need to do for their own reasons (or, in Jim's case, what the cosmos tell him ;) ). A recommendation: Kramer's "Let Me Tell You Something About Art" off of Tzadik records...and a lot of time to try and figure it out (I'm still working on it, but I do like track 3). --- Don Roberts <droberts@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > trevor cunningham wrote: > > > I pose this question: > > > > At what point is one objective in their own > analysis > > of art? > > > > I pose this question: > How the heck does one answer that? Unquantifiable > elements are > involved. One can't even be objective in deciding > if they are > objective. > > > > > > > --- Don Roberts <droberts@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > >> > >>trevor cunningham wrote: > >> > >>>>From the responses that I have read, it appears > >>>>that I wouldn't be > >>>>out of line if I suggested that many of the list > >>>>members, > >>>>accomplished photographers and learners alike, > >> > >>would > >> > >>>>benefit from a > >>>>basic course in aesthetics. > >>> > >>> > >>>Is the instructor from the school of white noise? > > >> > >>Or > >> > >>>perhaps one of those Japanese experimental bands? > > >>>Also, is etiquette a course pre-requisite? > >> > >>Sorry, Trevor, I can't tell whether you are being > >>sarcastic, clever > >>or just f--king with me. Maybe all three. Note I > >>am not advocating > >>adhering to all of those rules but it is helpful > to > >>know what they > >>are and why they were accepted. Then play to your > >>heart's content. > >>Online sources give one a quick and easy basic > over > >>view, something > >>most people seem to want. > >> > >> > >>>===== > >>> > >>>"The optimist believes this is the best of all > >> > >>possible worlds. > >> > >>> The pessimist fears it's true" - J Robert > >> > >>Oppenheimer > >> > >>> > >>>http://www.geocities.com/tr_cunningham > >>> > >>> > >>>__________________________________________________ > >>>Do You Yahoo!? > >>>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > >> > >>protection around > >> > >>>http://mail.yahoo.com > >>> > >>> > >> > >>-- > >> > > > > > ====================================================== > > > >>Don Roberts * Bittersweet Productions * Iowa City, > >>IA > >> * * > >>Our lives begin to end the day we become silent > >>about things that > >>matter. --Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. > >> > > > > > ======================================================= > > > >> > > > > > > ===== > > > > "The optimist believes this is the best of all > possible worlds. > > The pessimist fears it's true" - J Robert > Oppenheimer > > > > http://www.geocities.com/tr_cunningham > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced > search. Learn more. > > http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 > > > > > > -- > ====================================================== > Don Roberts * Bittersweet Productions * Iowa City, > IA > * * > Our lives begin to end the day we become silent > about things that > matter. --Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. > ======================================================= > > ===== "The optimist believes this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it's true" - J Robert Oppenheimer http://www.geocities.com/tr_cunningham __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? http://my.yahoo.com
