Most of these folks paint really really really pedestrian landscapes and
such. If they were smart, they would learn to paint the pictures of little
children with outsized heads and eyes, then they could make real money.
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From: Bob Whitmire
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 5:27 AM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] (OM) Photography and Art
Don't blame you, but don't let your knickers get too wadded over this.
Several "art" groups in my area, where art groups are thick on the ground,
won't entertain the notion of accepting photography. They have sufficient
art vocabulary to stick to their guns, so reasoning with them is futile. But
having actually talked with a number of these pretentious snobs (no, I'm not
prejudiced <g>), I'm no longer quite so upset. They are boors, in every
sense of the word, and you really wouldn't enjoy spending much time around
them. (Assuming your New Zealand types are similar to my Maine types, and I
suspect other than accents, they are.)
Of course you can tell them that you are a hero in the photo world and still
use film. That might get you in. No lie, an art critic in the Portland
(Maine) newspaper actually called a photographer "heroic" because he still
used a 4x5 view camera and film. I confess, I did get my panties bunched on
that one, but it didn't last long. <g>
--Bob
On Jun 6, 2011, at 7:00 AM, Brian Swale wrote:
> Andrew is on to it
>>
>> To be fair, it's a local 'Art Association' - I assume a grouping of local
>> amateur painters. They would probably fear opening flood gates if they
>> allow photography and see their remit as drawing and painting. I'd bet
>> there's not too much mixed media, sculpture or unmade beds either.
>
> I'm still pissed off.
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