From: Mark Roberts
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.
Change that to "overreacted to the point of near-defecation" an I think
you've hit the nail on the head.
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