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Art with intent.

Tom dinning

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If I post a photo here which has the intention of thanking someone and for no other reason, is it considered art?

Thanks, Asher.


_DSC1023 by tom.dinning, on Flickr​

See. I even stuck it in the middle for you.
 

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Hello Tom,

Is this the Beach near Darwin?




_DSC1023 by tom.dinning, on Flickr​


See. I even stuck it in the middle for you.

That is really kind! I like to see pictures presented with respect as they are, when artistic, capable then of breathing. So they have territory around them and so have an independent life of their own allowed for them. Stuck in a corner, pictures are stifled.

Now, so nicely presented, this thing may very well outlive you and someone will, no doubt, write his/her Ph.D. thesis on the forces at play and metaphors that form the structure and fabric of this work.

Asher
 

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
I have to now comment on the picture itself together with the intent.

If I post a photo here which has the intention of thanking someone and for no other reason, is it considered art?


It's art if it moves us!




_DSC1023 by tom.dinning, on Flickr​

The water forms are like suspended birds in flight! I love it!

Now, a simple thanks! :)

Asher
 
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