Digital BW, The Print

Hi Austin-

Well, I'm glad I got you thinking!  ;^)

Seriously, I would recommend the Painting in Boston show at the DeCordova.
Painting certainly runs the gamuts that I described.  The question, I guess,
is does photography do the same?

Ever seen the photography of the Surrealists?  How about Cindy Sherman?
What "reality" does she depict? Or go to the Robert Klein gallery for the
Arno Minnkinnen (sp) photos.  Sure, they purport to show his body in various
landscapes.  But if that's all you see in them, then you can only see
snapshots.  Every one of them are _at the same time_ abstractions-  a
glimmer from his mind that he uses the image from the camera to represent.

Bill Morse
PhotoProspect
Cambridge, MA 02139

on 9/18/02 12:01 AM, Austin Franklin wrote:

> Bill,
> 
>> In this sense,
>> photography as Art
>> (as opposed to snap-shot) is really no more nor less "representational" or
>> "abstract" than painting.
> 
> I must admit, I AM fascinated that anyone can view photography, in general,
> that way...as in my 30 or so years of photography, I've never heard anyone
> consider photography, in general, as anything but representational.  It's
> just so out of perspective (to me), I simply can't see how anyone can arrive
> at the conclusion it is anything but.  That's not to say some photography
> can't be considered "abstract", there's simply no debate there...but
> ALL...no.
> 
> Austin
> 
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