Rhine II must be great art. It is in the Tate. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 12:35 AM, Knarf <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, here's what I think about Rhine II: I don't know. > > I've never really seen it. I've seen representations and scaled down copies > of it but before I can really comment I'd have to personally experience one > of the six existing copies of it and spend some time with with same. After > all isn't it's scale part of tbe message? > > That being said, I think part of what many see as problematic with it is > summed up thusly: "I coulda takin' the same thing with m' iPhone when me 'n > Mabel wint ta Europe there, las' summer!" > > But of course Jeb didn't and if he did, it surely isn't hanging up in the > Tate Modern just now, so there must be something special about Gursky's piece. > > I like the proportions, the colours and what it says, the fact that the > Rhine, or at least portions of it and other industrial "working" rivers, are > about as far-removed from Nature as an Interstate Highway or the Autobahn. > > I have a problem with its value, to be sure, but that has more to do with the > fine art industry than whether it's a good or great photo. Its value (or more > precisely, its price) make it a pretty juicy target for reactionary "critics" > in the right wing tabloids and make it hard for anyone to be objective... > > I've said too much already. So I'll stop. But I'm with you, Ann! > > Cheers, > > frank > > On 29 September, 2015 11:24:38 PM EDT, ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> > wrote: >>On 9/29/2015 11:07 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: >> >>......(snip snip) >>> The issue I have is when someone represents a composite photo as >>reality. >> >>Me too, P.J. >> >>I rather like RHINE II , actually. But then I like Kenneth Noland too >> >>ann >> >>> >>> On 9/29/2015 10:57 PM, Knarf wrote: >>>> Well, for one thing Rhine II sold for $4.3 million while this piece >>>> of dreck is on Facebook. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> frank >>>> >>>> On 29 September, 2015 10:13:37 PM EDT, "P.J. Alling" >>>> <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> Though the technique leaves a bit to be desired, is this really any >>>>> different than Rhine II? >>>>> >>>>> On 9/29/2015 8:43 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: >>>>>> I'm normally averse to grabbing other people's shots from >>Facebook, >>>>>> but this fake really pissed me off. I forget who the (claimed) >>>>>> photographer is, but that's just as well. This is allegedly an >>>>> "antler >>>>>> arch" in Jackson Hole, Wyoming photographed at such an angle as to >>>>> put >>>>>> the lunar eclipse right next to it. Count the ways in which this >>>>>> screams "fake"... before you even try opening it up in Photoshop >>and >>>>>> brightening it enough to see how shitty the cut-and-paste really >>was. >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.robertstech.com/temp/FakeRedMoon.jpg >>> >>> > > -- > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > > -- > 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.
