Digital BW, The Print

All that matters in art is the end result. If someone practices a saxophone
for 10,000 hours nobody cares or thinks about it . What they hear at the
performance is the only thing that's important. When a piece of art is
presented the question of how many hours it took to create it has no
relevance. I've known artists who can capture a scene with a few strokes and
photographers who hit on almost every shot they take. Nobody has yet been
able to explain the creative instincts and time or sweat is not necessarily
the only or most important ingredient. There is passion, discipline, ability
to communicate, etc. involved. Production is a formula approach and is a
business term. A hand crafted rug can be a fine example of craft or a work
of art. There is a difference and the time spent is probably not the
criteria. Talent has something to do with it. Van Gogh painted fast, Seurat
took a year. So what? Bird was stoned most of the time and made fantastic
music. Clifford Brown was straight and made fantastic music. Pollack was
drunk most of the time and was an influence. The end result is what is
treasured and remembered. My rant is over.
Barry Schaffer------I know there are other Barry's on the site and I don't
want them to get in trouble for my opinions. jean wall penland speaks truth!
I did own an art gallery and saw a lot of crap try to be hung. No way Jose.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Sintchak" <richard@...>
To: "jean wall penland" <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 5:11 PM
Subject: Re[2]: [Digital BW] Re: Pumping up the saturation


> Thursday, September 19, 2002, 1:27:47 PM, jean wall penland wrote:
>
> jwp> What difference should it make how much time is spent on a work of
art?
>
> But it does. Art is not always merely the end result and how it
> "looks". Often the hard work and craft involved, and the talent of the
> process, can be a HUGE part of what makes one piece of art more
> treasured and admired than another. Hand-crafted rugs immediately come
> to mind. Fine art B&W prints another.
>
> Does anyone else really believe that *all the matters* is what results
> in the end?  That's not art, that's production.
>
>
> Best regards,
>  Richard
>
> mailto:richard@...
>
>
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