Tom C wrote: >I think Doug has valid points even though I was not impressed with the >bulk of Eggleston's work on display last weekend. > >I bow to his knowledge on the subject because he no doubt has a far >vaster knowledge of photographic history than I do. > >And in the end, even discussing the subject has made me think, which I >believe was Doug's intent (or maybe he just likes me better after >having met me in person). LOL.
Tom, perhaps what's bugging you about Eggleston's work subconsciously is that same thing that bugs me consciously about it. I'm not an Eggleston hater - quite the contrary, I find I have a greater appreciation for his work after seeing it in person and in a large collection. I see some pretty good ideas at play and some pretty good work resulting. What annoys me is the over-glorification of Eggleston by the art world. It's as if, after years of dismissing color photography, when the art snobs found one color photographer they liked they overreacted to the point of near-deification, compensating for past oversights by heaping excessive praise on work that didn't deserve it. In short, I think his work does deserve praise, but not the ridiculous adulation it's received from some quarters. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.