You make some really good points Frank, well said. Being able to express yourself like that is a truly art ;-) Norm
frank theriault wrote: > I've been reading this thread with some interest. > Some interest... > > I'm rather torn on this concept of "good art". > > One one hand, it seems to me that it's hard to "grade" art. Either > one likes it or one doesn't, and because there are so many reasons to > like it, it's hard to quantify. Something can be both repulsive and > compelling. Something can be "pretty" (see Trisha Romance's stuff) > and banal. > > In fact, is her stuff even art? > > I don't know. > > I must admit that I cringed a bit when I saw Marnie's statement about > "the best art" and what it is (sorry Marnie). Sometimes the "best > art" is anything but accessible, and the most accessible stuff is > difficult to describe as art. > > Art (whatever it is) is too subjective for such labels, IMHO. > > And, for what it's worth, I think art is so subjective, it's not the > intent of the artist, but the "feeling" of the viewer that "makes" art > what it is (and if it is). > > cheers, > frank > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
