And - here's Seth Godin's blog - <http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2012/04/is-everyone-entitled-to-their-opinion.html>
Feels like it connects with this thread. gs George Sinos -------------------- [email protected] www.georgesphotos.net plus.georgesinos.com On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 5:02 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Apr 8, 2012, at 5:42 PM, John Francis wrote: > >> On Sat, Apr 07, 2012 at 03:44:34PM -0500, Christine Aguila wrote: >>> I don't even blame Kinkade for his own self-promotion. >> >> I have absolutely no problems with his self-promotion, nor with his >> ability to sell vast quantities of his product. My objection is to >> the pretence that he is providing the artistic equivalent of fine >> dining rather than fast food. >> > Of course if his work wasn't positioned as a "fine dining" equivalent, it > wouldn't sell. The pretense is an essential part of the product. While his > happy little scenes aren't my idea of art, they obviously fit that definition > for some. That's opinion to which his buyers are entitled. Beauty and message > are subjective, and the art market isn't subject to censor by the taste > police. > Paul >> >> -- >> 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. -- 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.
