[pure-silver] Re: The Quest and My Heresy??
- From: "Ralph W. Lambrecht" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: PureSilverNew <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 13:46:22 +0100
Can art and money be separated? Monetary value might be part of the
definition of art. Is price the difference between aesthetically pleasing,
or just plain pretty, and art?
Regards
Ralph W. Lambrecht
http://www.darkroomagic.com
On 2006-12-16 10:39, "richard l. gifford" <rlgif@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> afterswift@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> I always question why someone dislikes a particular artist's body of
>> work; I always ask the specific reasons why. Bill, you made a general
>> statement without backing it up with reasons. What is it that you
>> dislike in Picasso's work? Inchoate answers don't cut it with me. I
>> think that's childish. If you're going to go public on the Net with an
>> opinion, have the respect for your readers to inform them. Otherwise,
>> you have no credibility and wasting others time.
>>
>> Best,
>> Bob R
>>
>
> I have an adult opinion with a reason. I love
> Picasso's work as an excellent example of a shrewd
> person correctly assessing the ridiculous direction the
> art world was headed and cashing in. Picasso said that
> he laughed all the way to the bank. But I guess his
> opinion also wasn't credible, because I don't recall
> him giving reasons as to why he thought it was so funny
> when people tried to attach meaning to his work. Maybe
> because it was self evident. I read a fascinating
> rebuttal that quoted Picasso and then argued with him
> using all the correct buzzwords, so I suppose that's
> more credible by modern standards.
>
> Back to the subject of the image in art. People have
> to be told by the arbiters which artist's work is to be
> appreciated. Brain function is not an allowed element
> in correct art appreciation in modern times, only sheep
> instincts. So the image, if in fact one can be
> discerned, is irrelevant.
>
> Regards... Dick Gifford
>
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