Sorry, I did not know it was a "Yes or No" question....
"Landscapes exist in the material world yet soar in the realms of the spirit..." Tsung Ping, 5th Century China
Great thread. Yes, you can only care about the image or the experience or the sound of the music, nothing wrong with that. As some have mentioned, there are other layers to know.
Photography has many layers.
Artist's story
Artist's philosophy
Artist's other work
Artist's craft
Artist's technique
Story behind a piece
Presentation (print type, size, mounting, frame, glass or no glass, etc)
Others?
and maybe they aren't even an artist, just a hobbyist, like me.
It's the how did this get created or how did they get here/there questions that really get me interested in all kinds of art including photography. So yes it does matter, but it's only one layers.
Christopher Burkett comes to mind. Layer one, the image is interesting and stands on its own, but the other layers add so much.
Will Wilson
www.willwilson.com
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