or not?

[Drew Wiley]

I find the trend of this discussion to be utter nonsense. Abstract art began in color. And the notion that color in nature has to look like some doofy postcard or
calendar shot merely tells me what I already know - that a lot of color nature and landscape photographers are hunting for stereotypes and have yet to learn to
perceive color. They're too busy trying to bag something kitchy and allegedly salable. Adams' didn't really understand color, though his limited color shots were better than most people give him credit for. But if he had taken time to learn to master color printing himself, he might have had a totally different opinion of it. I've had my color prints exhibited side by side with both major abstract expressionist painters and Adam's himself, and had no problem anchoring my own half of the venue. You get out what you put in.

[Jac@stafford.net]

[...] If you want deterministic enforcement, write a computer program to filter words [...]

That made me smile.

In the mid-nineties there was a listserv that attempted that. I submitted an article concerning ENTITLEMENTS which was rendered as enBREASTments.

Back up the topic...

[rdenney]

That made me smile.

In the mid-nineties there was a listserv that attempted that. I submitted an article concerning EN***LEMENTS which was rendered as en******ments.

Back up the topic...

Fixed that for you.

Rick "who participates in a (European) forum that blasts the word 'outlet', because it suggests buying the subject of that forum at a discount" Denney

[Richard M. Coda]

No need to explain... just do what you love.

[barnninny]

Of course there are plenty of beautiful colors offered up by nature. Wonderful images can be made from a palettle of blue, brown and green.

Indeed. I love working with just blues and browns.

[barnninny]

I don't always work in black and white, but when I do, I drink Dos Equis.

Fixed that for you.

[adam satushek]

Fixed that for you.

Ha! Best response yet!

I have to say this has been a very amusing thread to follow.

[rdenney]

are you moderating a forum...?

Yes.

Rick "starting here" Denney

[rich815]

Yes.

Rick "starting here" Denney

Cool.

[Drew Wiley]

Now that things are predictably unraveling I'd like to address that artist's statement concept. It's analogous to all those "Mission Statements" that corporation came
up with in the 90's and now are reappearing on dull websites. It would be nice to have a single generic straightforward mission statement which applies equally to all businesses and can fit on a rubber stamp: "Our Mission Statement - to get your money". An equivalent artist's statement: "I want to be as rich and famous as
Picasso but am colorblind and tired of working at the pizza joint". Of course, that one would get redundant pretty fast and not appeal to anyway handing out grants,
so I propose the following: "Hey Doood, if I git the grant, I'll donate half the proceeds to medical research" (translation: as soon as the money arrives, half of it will
be spent on medicinal pot. This two simple options should cover 98% of artistes who think they deserve public funding.