Charged Requisitely As Programmed
Oh gosh, oh gee, oh me oh my. Crap . . . how does one define it? Etymologically the roots are related to giving up due to fear. That's what I like to dwell on. Then there is the relationship to fecal matter but that really does not say anything about one's endeavors more than it merely disengages the accuser from anything meaningful. So I'd say those who wish to practice classic imagery and labor to relate themselves, through their work, with past practice and not have a strong relationship with the craft employed to create it, is making what is the above first mentioned meaning of the word crap if applied to artwork made through the medium of photography. Simply put, craft should define content while content might well enjoin or cajole one to engage a certain, or specific, craft. But, to pejoratively place another, or another's artwork, into a lump implying it is related to feces is not doing anyone a favor but bolstering their own importance through the implication that they fully believe the comparison to be an equivalent. I'd say that fear is the governor. Fear impinges upon our endeavor and stops us short of full creativity, allowing us to remain in the passed (past) with no sight on the future (few are sure) for to gather with proven accomplishment is enough. That seems, for no apparent reason to bring to mind the phrase: "It is difficult to soar with eagles when you are surrounded by turkeys" Cheers to all Jack Fulton
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