On Sep 24, 2011, at 10:08 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > The reason Adams' work seems kitsch is that he defined the genera, and any > critic who thinks that social relevance defines "Art" should be taken out and > shot immediately.
Well said, Peter. Paul > > On 9/19/2011 8:42 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> Talk about Ansel Adams (see "A door to nowhere" thread) had me searching for >> something about a repeated criticism of Ansel Adams that I've run across: >> that he's the Normal Rockwell of photogs; that his output is kitsch rather >> than art; that his belief in beauty above all rather then social relevance, >> left him on the bottom rung of fine arts. >> >> So I located this excellent essay: >> http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/ansel-adams-but-is-it-art-749574.html >> >> >> Criticism of AA seems to boil down to a fashion thing. It seems to be safe >> to like Adams again. :) >> >> -bmw >> > -- > > Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a > lengthily search. > > -- > 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. -- 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.
