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2006-10-13 Thread LLMDunn
I think the question, What makes Art Art will always be asked, it is a valid question and worth contemplation- I agree thatart is subjective - I love it that there is so much to choose from actually - to try to have it fit into someone's notion of what art is or should be is stifling to

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2006-10-13 Thread Tamara Wyndham
I discovered that a thrift store in California, gets way too many donations and a huge amount of stuff goes into the trash. That can't be the only one. I think of the huge amount of waste in the developed countries and the lack of basics elsewhere. Then again I think of beautiful traditional

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2006-10-13 Thread Tamara Wyndham
Yeah, I have to agree with you Reed, Posted by: Reed Altemus [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:30 am (PST) Alice and LaVona, There are A LOT of different definition of art. Whether you think it is art or not is SUBJECTIVE and I think it should remain that way. Carlo Pittore would agree with

Re: (,) mail art rant....

2006-10-12 Thread LaVona Sherarts
One of my husband's photography students sent her self portrait out to people though out the country with no words or return address. It was random addresses of people in the phone book. It was all about letting go for her. I am a social artist so it is a bit the same for me. I do it, send it

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2006-10-12 Thread Reed Altemus
for their work and that is bothersome to me and why I have never used an AKA. Reed - Original Message - From: LaVona Sherarts [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ma-network@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 2:03 PM Subject: Re: (,) mail art rant One of my husband's photography students sent