Georg R. Baumann
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More importantly it would mean that The National Gallery in Washington might need to revise their art classification scheme and nomenclature or else hire a new curator!
More importantly it would mean that The National Gallery in Washington might need to revise their art classification scheme and nomenclature or else hire a new curator!
From “Abstract Art” in Modern Art 19th and 20th Centuries: Selected Papers by Meyer Schapiro, Paragraphs 1-3
Schapiro is universally acknowledged as one of the 20th century’s great art historians. This paper on abstract art is important to anyone wishing to know the history and meanings of abstraction. I’ll send 3 paragraphs a day until I come to the end.=
Looks like it's time for installments 2 and 3
I want to read the whole essay. Then we'll see if the Ntl gallery curator still has a job or not.
And in the meantime, this essay by Ben is relevant to this thread, in particular section 2 - "What is Abstract Art":
http://www.rawworkflow.com/making_pictures/index.html
From “Abstract Art” in Modern Art 19th and 20th Centuries: Selected Papers by Meyer Schapiro, Paragraphs 1-3
Schapiro is universally acknowledged as one of the 20th century’s great art historians. This paper on abstract art is important to anyone wishing to know the history and meanings of abstraction. I’ll send 3 paragraphs a day until I come to the end.=
I have a pretty tough and thick "photographic skin" -I paid my dues you know, for quite a few years- and I say what's on my mind when it comes to commenting on photographs. My goal is to help.
The discussion of fundamental ideas in any subject can test even what different things mean....Debates are the cauldrons in which we test the mettle of our values and knowledge. We anneal more worthy ideas into our being and become better at whatever we try to achieve. That is why we are an open forum.
I had l like to see this discussion all sitting around a table with some great wine, water, beer, tea or what ever one prefers, and after a strongly but friendly argumented discussion one toast all each others. [he said with a warm smile]
I'll have another "Emotion de terroirs 2002" (Domaine Vincent Girardin) please, this outstanding Burgundy just sits so very well with that excellent duck on cherries. <smiles> and I raise my glas to toast you fine people around here and on many more years of friendly and interesting exchange to come!
To Health, Salut, Prost, Cheers, live Long & Prosper! <grins>
Btw. did anyone think about sending Harvey a private message to re join here and re post his picture?
Kevin,I think that you make your pictures, and you stick with them or you abandon them & move on.
Harvey, as the initial poster, might already have gained the knowledge he needed and has moved forward with his photography. Isn't *that* the idea of posting, after all?