joe ..each to his own... however remember the golden rule: aim higher and higher.. for doth not the eagle soar to heaven? all us human's can ever manage to do is knock at heaven's door... so as we see so we are
an affective artwork is one that transcends soars us to heaven's door...and opens that door so we may see and come to witness beauty and truth ask leonardo da vinci cheers merle Merle, Hard to separate and distill, and little motivation to do so, I'd say, speaking for myself. But probably all those things operate on me through the composition and content. As usual, though, the thing I'd emphasize is "appreciation". Should we put that with a capital-A? Great photo! What is an effective work of Art, one may ask? I'd say, a balanced composition of Content and Intent. Sometimes the Intent is unknown or spontaneous, and one is motivated by the immanence of "The Decisive Moment", as Bresson spoke about it. The composition might also be accidental, ...but usually is not... even if we don't know what executes or plans it. ;-) Still, when it comes to Art, I always feel on shaky ground when I (try to) generalize. And that's fine with me. ;-) --Joe > Merle Lester wrote: > > does it uplift you and inspire you bill!... and teach you?...enlighten > you?... that is the burning question?...merle
