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To: Torie
Have you not seen abstract art that you thought worthy,

Sure....something that would look good on my wall.
But I'd call them "Knicknacks" or "Decorations"....not "Art".

13 posted on 06/16/2002 5:23:50 PM PDT by eddie willers
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To: inkling
I disagree. A lot of people may have THOUGHT, at first, that photography would replace art. But it can't.

Photography is inherently two-dimensional -- the "flat canvas" as noted in the original article we're talking about. To some extent you can attempt to affect the perspective by using oddball lenses -- the Leitz 35mm PA Curtagon parallax correcting lens comes to mind -- or manipulation of the negative, but a good painter can achieve effects that the lens cannot. Take a look at Harvey Dunn's painting of the AEF machine gunner up above. He's used what is called "heroic perspective" to give the man a tremendous presence and solidity - the camera can't do that.

And my beloved spouse is an excellent photographer, both 35mm and large format, so I'm fairly familiar with the art, having washed more than my share of negatives and prints!

15 posted on 06/16/2002 6:18:36 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother
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