Bob W wrote: >> Same here. I tend to think that most art, photography or whatever, >> should be accessible to the masses. >> > > It is. Just as particle physics is accessible to the masses. > > >> If I don't get it I'm >> not going to >> spend much time with it. >> > > Then how can it be made 'accessible' to you? If you're not prepared to > put the effort into getting it, why should the people who made it have > to make it easy just to suit you? > > Why do people expect artists, who have devoted years of their lives to > understanding their subject and producing whatever it is they produce, > to be instantly 'accessible', when they don't expect the same from, > for example, particle physicists? Why should 21st century art be less > difficult than 21st century physics? > > -- > Bob > > > I never said art shouldn't be hard, but particle physicists probably don't do physics for show. I've never known any, but I've known a few mathematicians who do some theoretical stuff that's maybe understood by a few dozen other mathematicians. I guess if you're doing photography for other photographers, that's fine. Quite a few college text books are written by professors for professors.
Likewise, I know nothing about the engineering that goes into designing a new car. But I can appreciate that it's a car and that I can get into it and drive it from my house to the grocery store. And if it's a fast car, I can appreciate the winding roads in the mountains not too far from here. On the other hand, if the cosmetics of the body are butt ugly I probably wouldn't even consider a test drive. I can also look at a photograph by St. Ansel and decide if I want to hang it on my wall. And though I like the photograph, I may not be able to tell you why. I seriously doubt Mr. Adams would have cared if I picked his photograph apart before deciding if it was wall-worthy. Should that detract from the work he put into it? But hey, if you want to put a horse fetus in a jar full of piss, call it art, and hang your fine arts degree over it, have at it. :) -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
