Last week I posted on a photography forum (artshow _photo@yahoogroups.com) about an interesting article I had read about a new Photography exhibit at the Getty Museum in LA. All hell broke loose! So I am copying here what I said there.
Let's take a little look at photography as art. Taking photos of the Red Rock Canyon vs. heading to the studio to create something no one else has seen to photograph what is in your "mind's eye." This is what elevates photography to art. Visit this article about a new exhibit at the Getty Museum about the "Provocative Photographic Work of Artist Jo Ann Callis." The images Callis creates are mainly studio pieces from sets she has created. Her themes are mostly domestic explorations using many processes including black and white, Ektacolor and dye transfer, Cibachromes and recent digitals. Read about the exhibit at: www.artknowledgenews.com and be inspired. NO MORE RED ROCK CANYONS! What do you think? Is this incendiary?
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