He's still human and entitled to any opinion. The 'greats' may have been contemporaries, but they wouldn't necessarily like each other or their work.
It's really no different than someone saying why have a space program when there are homeless people here on Earth. Or why do anything for foreigners, when there are homeless people here in America. On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 4:40 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't care who said it, it is an ignorant and arrogant comment, > unworthy of a great artist. > > Dan > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > > On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 6:15 AM, Bruce Walker <bruce.wal...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Then the first one up against the wall will be HCB himself. >> >> "The world is going to pieces and Adams and Weston are photographing rocks >> and trees." >> -- Henri Cartier-Bresson >> >> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/ansel/filmmore/pt.html >> >> If you didn't wade through the entire thread you likely missed this. >> >> -bmw >> >> On 11-09-24 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. >>> >>> 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. -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- 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.
