[rollei_list] Re: (No Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 16:12:20 -0500
- From: Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 16:27:20 -0500
>> Interesting, you mention the list of photographers who all used the square
>> format. Yet the individual who is considered the master of the format Robert
>> Mapplethorp used a blad. He is considered head and shoulders above the rest
>> in the art world, not including Ernst Hass, because of composition and the
>> quality of his prints-tonality.
>> By the way I would have to include Mary Ellen Mark on the list of
>> accomplished Rollei users.
>>
>> Marvin.
>
Allen Zak:
> Although I don't know if there is an actual art world concensus on
> Mapplethorpe's standing, his work is not universally regarded as "head and
> shoulders" above the field, certainly not by me. (snipped)
I think it's safe to say that no one is universally regarded as head
and shoulders above the field... there are a million different
informed opinions on something like this...
BTW much of Mapplethorpe's early work was with simple Polariod cameras...
Eric Goldstein
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