I love Cooper's prints-he was graduate student when I was an undergraduate at UNM. i used to go to his critiques. VD Coke used to jack him up "photography doesn't need a third generation of b&w landscape photographers". Cooper just kept his mouth shut and did his thing.
Thanks,
Kirk
at age 73:
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep"
MY dad's inkjet can out-gloss your dad's inkjet.
Sadly, it's still going on, the dept. chair at my school (a painter), doesn't consider photography a valid art form. The better you become at your art, both aesthetically and technically, and the less respect he has. So much so that I failed my BFA review solely based on my chosen media being photography. I don't care about a BA vs. a BFA, but the attitude is still prevalent among many.
Actually, I think photography would benefit if the word "art" was completely erased from our vocabulary. That way idiots could spend their
money just because they are idiots, with no esthetic justification whatsoever; and "art critics" would have to find legitimate jobs like delivering pizzas. But oh, we'd sure miss all the memorable food fights
the expression inevitably generates. And now we have ink as well as gelatin to toss!
interesting video on TJC
-Dan
That was good. I wonder where he went to make the black ones?
David Cary
www.milfordguide.nz
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