You said:
>Terry, I think you're tough enough for me to say "nonsense"! I seriously
>doubt that the "photographic theory" you refer to is any more "non
>productive" than any other theory -- in fact I suspect that it is often
>enough *very* productive in getting the said holder shows, tenure, books,
>lovers -- and any other perks of successful art careers lurking about.
Sure, but what I was talking about was photographic careers.
>As for the appropriateness of discussing such issues on the alt-photo
>list, I feel it is my duty to civilization to do so, given the presence of
>so many folks who -- how shall I say this? OK, how about, "tend to accept
>the conventional, hidebound, unimaginative, and adjective adjective
>adjective approach to alt-photo as long as it's technically 'correct'"
>(about which more under separate cover).
I was going to say 'Right On Sister' but as a 1970s phrase it is probably out of
fashion, so I'll stick to'Hear Hear' from the 1670s. Another useful phrase is
is' horses for courses'.
> But the people on the art photo list (or wherever this discussion, which does,
I beg to point out,
>specifically address alt-photo practices and premises, was supposedly
>banished to)
The difficulty is that 'succinct' got left out of the 'art theorists' '
dictionary. There would not have been any room left for anything else.
>are far less in need of salvation -- having obviously gotten
>at least part of the message... which could go on a bumper sticker as,
>"Check your premises."
Nice one.
> I feel sorry for them that so much of their lives, at such a critical time,
has
> been wasted.
>A critical time? When is not critical? Wasted? All lives are wasted --
>in that we are all food for worms and microbes.
" O Woe, woe,
People are born to die,
And we shall be dead pretty soon
Therefore let us act as if we were dead already."
Terry