From: Rod Fleming (rodfleming@sol.co.uk)
Date: 09/14/00-07:29:36 PM Z
Hi
You know, I thought I'd give this a rest- but then up crops some real
poppycock
----- Original Message -----
>
> >From Andre Fuhrmann (Konstanz, presently Rio) -- sent via Judy Seigel.
>
> A more interesting question -- to my mind -- is whether there is
> "artistically" something wrong with photos of nudes.
Well, your mind badly needs a clear out.
>I believe that Weston
> once said something to the effect: "Never photograph the obvious!"
Weston was a prolific photographer of the nude. Even more, he was one of
the most influential photographers of the nude, ever. My God, the man was a
champion of nude photography! How on earth can you possibly use his words to
try to suppress photography of the nude? That is nothing short of a
preposterous nonsense.
> Montblanc at sunset, or Sugar Loaf Mountain, or ... the nude body. Just
as
> it is difficult -.........-- to produce an artistically valid
> photo of Sugar Loaf Mountain, so it is with the nude female body.
............In short: the subject is difficult -- too
> difficult for most of us.
So, difficult subject = don't bother trying? Oh dear oh dear oh dear. Good
job most serious artists take a somewhat more determined approach, isn't it,
really? Otherwise we'd all still be looking at pictures of the madonna and
child, and perspective would be a mystery. Don't you realise that pushing
the limits- at least your own personal limits- is part of the business of
making art? Or is art for you just pretty pictures to hang in your hallway?
Here's a tip- just because you don't feel competent to tackle a subject does
not mean that no-one else should.
That one needed editorial control, Judy.
Rod
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