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Re: [Digital BW] ART-what is it?

2001-10-24 by SKID Photography

Sanford Barnes wrote:

> "I know it when I see it" quote/reference originally related to an opinion
> of a supeme court justice when commenting on pornography.  Can pornography
> also be art?  Does art have to be ethical or moral?   SCB

Sanford,
Uh...Yeah.  You should have been here 2 days ago when the quote was originally posted, and discussed (in
full).

Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC




> From: "Tyler Boley" <tyler@...>
> Reply-To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] ART-what is it?
> Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 04:21:51 -0000
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., SKID Photography <skid@b...>
> wrote:
> snip...
> The exhibit is not that
> > different from the famous DaVinci drawings in his sketch books.  He
> broke into morgues and made detailed
> > drawings of essentially filleted people parts and how the human body
> was put together.
>
> Harvey, I agree with everything you said in general. But somehow,
> personally, I feel this particular show is different than the
> DaVincis, I can't articulate why.
> Aren't you the one who said I don't know what art is, but I know it
> when I see it?
>





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