Digital BW, The Print

In the new issue of Architectural Digest, I think on page 176, or close by, 
in the description of some of the furniture and art work in the room pictured 
it lists 2 black & white digital prints(photographs) by Robert Raushenberg.   
Upon closer examination they are indeed 2 b&w photos by the artist obviously 
newly printed, digitally.  Of course Raushenberg has the reputation and name 
as a traditional artist, so buying "digital" prints from him "must be 
accepted as real art"
As several on this list have said, if its digital, but done by a recognized 
artist, there's no problem with the work being viewed as "real collectable " 
art work.
It's not the medium as much as the MAKER.
David Aschkenas

On Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at 08:14 PM, daschkenas@... wrote:

> In the new issue of Architectural Digest, I think on page 176, or close 
> by,
> in the description of some of the furniture and art work in the room 
> pictured
> it lists 2 black & white digital prints(photographs) by Robert 
> Raushenberg.
> Upon closer examination they are indeed 2 b&w photos by the artist 
> obviously
> newly printed, digitally.  Of course Raushenberg has the reputation and 
> name
> as a traditional artist, so buying "digital" prints from him "must be
> accepted as real art"
> As several on this list have said, if its digital, but done by a 
> recognized
> artist, there's no problem with the work being viewed as "real 
> collectable "
> art work.
> It's not the medium as much as the MAKER.
> David Aschkenas
>
Depends on what you mean as "collectable". For my personal collection I 
buy platinum and silver prints by Kenna, Sexton, Bresson, Weston and 
others. I would NOT but a digital print at this time for investment 
value.

Mike

Michael, I'm not surprised that you're not buying digital prints for art investment.  I think that photographers in general will probably be the last set of people to do so, particularly those of us that are old enough to have experience with many years of silver and or platinium printing under our belts.   What I am saying is that if digital prints are produced by artists , or collectable art photographers, say like Cindy Sherman, they will be purchased by the art investing public,   not the "photo investing" folks which goes back to the MAKER not the medium.
David Aschkenas