From: Alejandro Lopez de Haro (alhr@wanadoo.fr)
Date: 06/05/02-10:29:02 AM Z
Hi Sandy:
Sorry for not answering fast, but I went away for a while and on top of that
I had a terrible allergy crisis. I think I am better now.
I am trying to understand the concept of being an artist who uses
photography as his medium of expression and not doing ones own printing. The
more I think on this matter the less I can understand it. No matter how I
approach the subject I cannot I separate the art of creating an image on
your mind, then creating this image in a light sensitive material and then
reproducing this image on a surface and the artist be involved in only the
first or the second step if at all. There are many who are only involved in
the second step (an image not "this image").
The Fresson printing and Ms. Sheila Metzner Fresson's prints is to me the
perfect example of what I think on this matter. In this case the
photographer does not even understand how the Fresson printing method works,
since somebody else is doing part of what should be her work. Anyhow, since
Ms. Metzger is a commercial fashion photographer I see nothing wrong in her
approach since it is a norm for commercial photographer not to do their own
printing. We have to remember they are in the business of mass production.
Only when someone wants to calls himself or herself an artist is when one
should be extremely careful in accepting someone as such.
Regards,
Alejandro
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandy King" <sanking@clemson.edu>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: Freeson / John Stewart
>
> Alejandro,
>
> You need to get over your shock quickly because the fact of the
> matter is that many well known photographers have at least a part of
> their work printed by others. Some may not do any printing at all.
> You will find quite a number of Pt/Pd printers who make a living
> printing primarily the work of other artists. I suspect we may have
> one or two such persons on the list now.
>
> And did you think that Sheila Metzner made any of those
> "Quadrichromie Fressons" that have brought her such wide spread
> attention?
>
> Sandy King
>
>
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>
>
> >Hi:
> >
> >I thought that all artist did they own printing, especially if they dare
to
> >sign the photograph. I cannot conceive someone signing a photograph if
they
> >didn't do the whole work. I am saying this, because obviously a Fresson
> >print is not made by the photographer. I am in shock to find out that is
not
> >the case.
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Alejandro
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "John Cremati" <johnjohnc@core.com>
> >To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> >Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 12:26 AM
> >Subject: Re: Freeson / John Stewart
> >
> >
> >> Are any or these the images you had looked at? John Cremati
> >>
> >>
> >> http://www.staleywise.com/collection/stewart/stewart.html
> >>
> >> http://www.staleywise.com/collection/Buds4_02/LotusA.html
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: <ARTHURWG@aol.com>
> >> To: <alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 5:45 PM
> >> Subject: Freeson / John Stewart
> >>
> >>
> >> > I happened by the Staley-Wise Gallery in NYC today and saw two
really
> >> > beautiful large Freeson prints (of flowers) by John Stewart. The
paper
> >> seemed
> >> > to have a wonderful embossed (?) vertical-stripe pattern. Those
nearby
> >> might
> >> > like to have a look.
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
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