>>3540498>I'm not talking about the art 'world', I'm talking about everyday life, of which 'art' is a part.very subjective reasoning. some consider art a way of escapism, some consider it way of activism, some consider it a self expression etc. there no one way or another how it should or should not be, it depends on the situation. also it's the art world from where the new boundary pushing ideas emerge most of the times in photography.
>I don't understand why you think the Leiter pic benefits from context more than your waterfallsaul leiter? i haven't mentioned him anywhere. now his work stands on it's own but for maybe a photobook or two. but you see a lot of street photographers are now copying 60s street colorists. after all this repetition it's just gets boring. because they're doing things which were done 60 years ago.
>It only requires attention.>Anyone can appreciate the strong geometry, the interplay of man made element and tamed nature, the shadows.yeah this really tells you a lot about "anyone" and their understanding of medium and man who mastered this particular style his whole life but still died in obscurity. Lewis Baltz said in a interview that "my success is debatable".
>'Understanding' is overrated, the work stands by itself.this is a 19th century concept. but if you wanna believe in it then that's okay too.
