All I can figure so far is we need to institute another PDML Subject-prefix to flag such posts, like "WIA" (what is art). We can also add this to the FFH list (frequently flogged horses).
On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 9:42 AM, Jack Davis <jdavi...@comcast.net> wrote: > If you figure this all out, Bruce. Please let us know. :) > > Jack > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Malcolm Smith" <rrve...@virginmedia.com> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 11:30:52 PM > Subject: RE: OT more on Peter Lik > > Bruce Walker wrote: > >> So is Lik's work resellable for a lot of money? Apparently, not so >> much. >> >> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/22/business/peter-liks-recipe-for- >> success-sell-prints-print-money.html > > I quite like the image talked about here, although not for the sum involved. > He thinks the sun brightly shines from his behind, but it's his marketing > skills which impress me more than his art. > > I once walked past a London gallery that had a building skip outside, ready > for collection. An eyesore on the street, but if it had been placed as a > main exhibit within the gallery, no doubt some would have considered it art. > What is art anyway; I'm in no position to judge as the parameters of > definition seem as slippery as catching eels with greased rubber gloves. I'm > fairly certain you don't improve art by simply raising the price tag - but > then again... > > Malcolm > > > -- > 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. -- -bmw -- 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.
