HBC was a photographer and an activist, In the context of the time, I'd
cut him a little slack. However it doesn't mean I have to give his
opinion any more weight. At the time Photography was not really
considered an Art, more of a craft.
On 9/25/2011 6:15 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
Then the first one up against the wall will be HCB himself.
"The world is going to pieces and Adams and Weston are photographing
rocks and trees."
-- Henri Cartier-Bresson
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/ansel/filmmore/pt.html
If you didn't wade through the entire thread you likely missed this.
-bmw
On 11-09-24 10:08 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
The reason Adams' work seems kitsch is that he defined the genera,
and any critic who thinks that social relevance defines "Art" should
be taken out and shot immediately.
On 9/19/2011 8:42 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
Talk about Ansel Adams (see "A door to nowhere" thread) had me
searching for something about a repeated criticism of Ansel Adams
that I've run across: that he's the Normal Rockwell of photogs; that
his output is kitsch rather than art; that his belief in beauty
above all rather then social relevance, left him on the bottom rung
of fine arts.
So I located this excellent essay:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/ansel-adams-but-is-it-art-749574.html
Criticism of AA seems to boil down to a fashion thing. It seems to
be safe to like Adams again. :)
-bmw
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