Well said, Bob. Thank you . On 7/2/05, Bob Blakely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh Gawd! I'm so tired of all this "what is a good photo, what is a bad > photo" shit! Who the frig cares! If you like it, enjoy it! If you don't like > it, don't buy it! That's the way I approach cameras, motorcycles, booze, > wallpaper - everything. As to "what sells" being the judge of art, what a > crock! On the walls of my company's offices there is "art." It's purpose is > to break up the monotony of blank walls without drawing interest or > attention to itself and without offending anybody. It serves it's purpose > very well, so the crap sells like mad! My boss purchases the stuff by > calling a local office supply store and saying, "Bring in some art to break > up the monotony of the offices, Yeah, about 2'x3' for the smaller offices > and perhaps about 3'x4' for the larger offices. Nah, just send the abstract > stuff." Offices everywhere have this insipid crap. It sells. Does that make > it good? Noooooo. On the other hand, Michelangelo's "David" opened to bad > reviews because "it wasn't this and it wasn't that." For those who still > think that the marketplace should determine what is good art, I have just > two words - Andy Warhol. > > You want something that sells and a good marketing strategy? Take photos of > nekkid tits, blow 'um up to 8x10 glossy. Stand on any corner near a junior > high and hawk 'um to trans pubescent, pimple faced boys for a few $ a pop. > > Regards, > Bob... > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > "The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose > as to obtain the largest possible amount of feathers > with the smallest possible amount of hissing." > - Jean-Baptiste Colbert, > minister of finance to French King Louis XIV > >
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