Bob, Yea, I cringe at the idiotic crap in artist statements and titles. But I understand their importance for some things. Students are supposed to learn to say something about their work and it is good to have a hook for the reviewer so that he or she doesn't get too off-base with their own verbiage. I rely on them to find a least one decent descriptive sentence when I'm writing a news release for a show. recommend that people have someone else who knows how to write edit their statements or write the whole thing. Titles are for me just bookkeeping - how to remember what "Vertical No.6" was. Sometimes viewers provide good titles. AZ Build a Lookaround! The Lookaround Book, 2nd ed. NOW SHIPPING http://www.panoramacamera.us > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: Rules > From: "Qkano" <wildimages@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Mon, January 24, 2005 5:00 pm > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" > <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > I think it is better that art reveals something different and > > surprising to each person in the audience. The artist may say "Here > are > > some interesting ideas, see how they effect you." Rather than, > "Here > > is what I think about this." > > Alan > > I agree with what you say. To me, if you have to explain (justify?) > the photo (or other art) then it probably has little of it's own to > say. > > Ignoring statements, for me even the title an author gives a picture > can make or break it. The best are fairly "general", that is they > allow the picture to be something to anybody without "forcing" the > interpretation. A bad tile, like a bad statement, is almost > spoonfeeding the viewer > > Naming pictures is not something I'm good at which is possibly why I > feel that way. > > Bob
