Nope, just assholes like Richard Prince who think that anything they find is fair game to use as their art.
On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 9:54 AM, Walt Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote: > That is a damn shame. What struck me was this line from the piece: >> >> "Ong has suggested he merely ''re-created'' the images and worked them >> into his style, following a long and common practice in the art world of >> using one image as the basis for another." > > Really? Do lots of fine art photographers use stock images as the > inspiration for their "re-creations"? > > -- Walt > > > > On 9/3/2012 4:31 AM, Derby Chang wrote: >> >> >> I was planning on visiting this opening this week. On Saturday I got an >> email from the gallery >> >> http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/Temp/Ben_Ali_Ong.jpg >> >> Here is the full story >> >> >> http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/gallery-dumps-artist-over-photo-controversy-20120902-258m4.html >> >> Such as shame. I like Ben's work. But being furtive about it doesn't do >> anyone any favours. >> >> > > > -- > 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. -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- 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.
