| Terrywoodenpic |
| (A whiff of silicon...) |
| 21/05/2008 08:39 |
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Re: Record v Artistic
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I do think it is worth saying what you were trying to achieve....otherwise the comments of the people in there are likely to be completely irrelevant to you.
I thought a picture was supposed to be worth a thousand words.
The trouble is most of us possess very very little artistic talent. But loads of us talk a good talk.
I also find the casual record photographs of everyday things much more interesting than most peoples attempts at the so called artistic, whatever that might mean.
I agree with all three of those comments...
I think Photography has fallen into the trap of Conceptual Art.
This requires the "long caption" giving the purpose and idea behind the artist's thinking for creating the work.
Once separated from the work, the creation fails.
I suspect it will follow some other forms of "modern Art and music" so that like them conceptual art will be consigned to oblivion.
I know Conceptual descriptions are both expected and required at exhibitions of student photographers work these days.
Intention is important to the photographer, but it is not a part of the finished achievement. I for one can well do with out "long captions" which are mostly pretentious conceptual rubbish.