Evolution of Formalism

what a piece of crap Pico. anyone who dosnt agree with you is ignorant? guys like you give being stupid a bad name

"Jimmy Smith , mar 03, 2006; 04:23 p.m.

what a piece of crap Pico. anyone who dosnt agree with you is ignorant? guys like you give being stupid a bad name"

 

Thank you for making my point, Jimmy. I did not ask anyone to agree with me. You volunteered to be one of the willfully ignorant. What more could a person ask for.

Art imitates baseball.

 

Hey, I read this thing to the bottom. Can I get a prize?

It's always good to see that those who like to dish it out, find it difficult to take it in return. While I may disagree with Jimmy's articulation his sentiments hold some merit.

HP: "It's always good to see that those who like to dish it out, find it difficult to take it in return."

 

That's rather sad. You heard that once, and it stung you, so you think it actually means something. You flatter yourself. You have not replied. You are shooting blanks and don't know it.

It's always sad when the best argument someone can advance is a personal attack.

My only real experience with formalism came about when i was first asked to explain necessary and sufficient conditi0ns. In response, I said; at a formal dinner a black tie is necessary but not sufficient. I was 18 months old at the time.

HP: "It's always sad when the best argument someone can advance is a personal attack."

 

Now only is your repost weak, but you were the one to advance a posit of offense.

 

You are now in the Ignore File. Don't you hate it? It's the way you made it.

<p>One of my previous posts in this thread titled <i>"Who influenced whom" </i>

references an essay that talks to amongst other things, the cubist influences on

the photographers Alfred Steiglitz and Paul Strand.</p>

<p>Although I have seen ready recognition of the influence of African sculpture

in Picasso's work I have never seen any mention specifically made of

<a href="http://www.detroitmona.com/picasso's_camera.htm">Picasso's Camera</a>

with it's cracked lens given to him by the Italian futurist Gino Severini around

1905.</p>

<p><i>"The box cameraﾒs cracked lens caused the facial plane in Picassoﾒs

photo-portraits to be broken themselves, and raised slightly on one side.

Attributes he would soon utilize and transpose to his early sketches and

preparatory drawings for the seminal LES DEMOISELLES DﾒAVIGNON."</i></p>

<p>Edward Steichen viewed the photos on a studio visit and sent several to

Alfred Steiglitz, two of which were published in Cameraworks. Steichen would

later say: <i>"The images were like the meeting of a shepherd and a mermaid on

the trunk of a Buick.ﾔ</i></p>

<p>Cheers...John.</p>

I have to say that being ignored by someone who can't hold a civilised conversation sounds excellent to me. Long may it continue!