I don't care who said it, it is an ignorant and arrogant comment, unworthy of a great artist.
Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 6:15 AM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> 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 >>> >> -- >> >> Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to >> avoid a lengthily search. >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
