>Based on these definitions, Art is a guy.  It's early in the morning,  
>He needs a shave.

.... and he's single...

Kenneth Waller

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From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Subject: Re: what makes a photograph art...

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>Art is painful to look at
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>Art is disruptive of normality
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>Art questions, reduces and simplifies our experience of life
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>Art is clear, straightforward and uncomplicated.
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Based on these definitions, Art is a guy.  It's early in the morning,  
He needs a shave.

mike wilson wrote:

>>From: Tom Reese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Date: 2005/05/06 Fri AM 11:34:48 GMT
>>To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>>Subject: what makes a photograph art...
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>>Background: I bought Bill Fortney's "Great Photography Workshop" book a 
>>while back. In the book, Bill recommended another one called "Developing 
>>  The Creative Edge in Photography" by Bert Eifer. That book contains 
>>some interesting (to me at least) thoughts on what makes a photograph 
>>'art.' These definitions are compiled by Mr. Eifer and are not 
>>necessarily his. These are some of the definitions:
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>>art pleases the eye
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>Art is painful to look at
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>>art brings order to chaos - it creates harmony
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>Art is disruptive of normality
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>>art clarifies, intensifies or enlarges our experience of life
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>Art questions, reduces and simplifies our experience of life
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>>art has mystery, ambiguity and contradiction
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>>I'm interested in hearing the thoughts of the group on these 
>>definitions. Do you disagree with any of them?
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>>Tom Reese
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>No.
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>The above statement is art.
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