Mike_E
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It's just not as much fun without Hertz around, is it? :lmao:
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Just like I don't get Picasso! I wouldn't pay a $1 for any of his work. But people drop millions on him as investment or other wise, because of his percieved greatness.
Hi Guys,
I have heard the name Ansel Adams appear on here a bit lately, he seems to be described as the be all and end all of photography.
But to be honest, I have looked at some of his images (Only on the internet admittedly) and dont really see whats so special about them. Yes there are some great shots, but there seems to be a lot of overly dark shots that in my opinion are terrible, the Nevada Desert Road photo being a prime example.
Am I missing something or does the computer simply not do this man the justice he deserves?
Thanks,
Steve.
Just wondering what Picasso discovered that the average 7 year old with a box of crayons didn't already know instinctively? And does that make them master artists or does that make Picasso a sham? Something to think about...
It was really a question... Not to take Picasso down, but to get people to really think about what makes something brilliant.Just wondering what Picasso discovered that the average 7 year old with a box of crayons didn't already know instinctively? And does that make them master artists or does that make Picasso a sham? Something to think about...
Makes me wonder what gallery those 7 y.o. wonders are showing in... :lmao:
And if you want to see what happens when an actually/maybe talented kid comes along, watch "My Kid Could Paint That." Fascinating documentary.
Not to take Picasso down, but to get people to really think about what makes something brilliant.
Wanna really learn about art? Talk to a kid.
Not to take Picasso down, but to get people to really think about what makes something brilliant.
Wanna really learn about art? Talk to a kid.
Trying to make people think was also my point. Did you see my signature?
I don't put a wink in mine because, even though I truly believe kids are naturally creative and that tends to be taken away by the way we raise/educate kids, they unfortunately don't have any technique and, personally, I want to see a combination of both.
I have boxes and boxes of my own kids art work. Some of them are very reminiscent of Dali with melting things even though they had no knowledge of Dali then. But I'd rather look at a Dali canvas. Great memories and they were quite talented, but I wouldn't take them to a gallery, lol. Some of them do hang on my walls though.
Just wondering what Picasso discovered that the average 7 year old with a box of crayons didn't already know instinctively? And does that make them master artists or does that make Picasso a sham? Something to think about...
If I send out 10 people with a camera to shoot a given tree, what are the odds that I'm gonna get 10 of exactly the same shot? Let's try it with a 100 people.
Suggesting any type of photography isn't art because you simply point it and click the shutter at the view in front them and that view is immutable by the photographer inability to control the lighting or the composition is silly.
From the time the photographer is setting up his shot he's making decisions on how to capture the image that the scene in front of them conjured. Subtle things, how much, how little, even how best to use the light available to them. Once that button is clicked, that image is committed to pixels, film, or whatever, it is now a REPRESENTATION of what the photographer saw. That's art. period.
Some art tries to see the world as it is, some how it should be, and other art is a vision unto itself, but all of it is a representation of what the artist saw at the moment the shutter clicked, the brush hit the canvas, the pencil touched paper.
Why try to qualify or disqualify it, like it or don't and move on. Seriously, I think some people over-think this stuff. I just follow the muse. 90% may be crap, but that golden 10% makes it all worth it.
Ansel and Pablo did their thing, had their following, but even if nobody ever hear of either of them, both men were artists.