Re: "Antiquarian Avant Garde" and Nostalgia and spleening my vent

[petermarshall@cix.co.uk (Peter Marshall)]

> One thing that really pissed me off about this book (and alot of alt 
> work
> these days) is how they glorify the rough edges and "mistakes" of alot 
> of
> early processes. No wet plate worker worth his salts would have shown a
> plate with the rough edges and blemishes that so many present day
> practitioners seek.  I don't understand why the "mistakes" have become 
> the
> prevailing aesthetic. The processes are so beautiful on their own. 

> 
> William

Well, I suppose you would need to make a notable exception for Julia 
Margaret Cameron - but then you do say 'worth his salts':-)  

Peter

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