On 5/12/05, John Forbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there such a thing as "found art"? Other than finding a piece of art > that was lost or at least unknown. Surely art requires the hand (and > brain) of man? > > This was a found scene. The art lies in Peter's picture. Anyway, I think > so.
Well, I don't want to get into another "what's art?" thang, but I know what you mean. And, you (I suspect) know what I mean. Whatever one calls Peter's piccie, other than moving around to get the best framing angle, choosing the equipment, etc, Peter did nothing to alter the scene. I didn't mean to belittle Peter's photographic efforts - quite the contrary. I very much appreciate the skills required to "find" such a scene and photograph it well. In fact, I appreciate it much more than if a scene is set up by the photographer and photographed (although that in and of itself is a skill that I envy, likely because I'm no good at it). cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
