«

"luminos" <> writes:
> "Ronald Cole" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> "Justin" <> writes:
>> > This is about sums it all up - but feel free to add your own apology and
>> > pass it along
>>
>> Personally, I blame such US photographic shenanigans on Congress,
>> since they created the NEA for supporting similar works by such
>> "artists" as Robert Maplethorpe. I'm just surprised that the NEA has
>> yet to pay a dime for the "art" created by our soldiers.
>
> You are an idiot. NEA?

It was sarcasm. Learn to recognize it when you read it.

> Maplethorpe was a far greater artist, and human being, than you could ever
> hope to be.

Doubtful.

--
Forte International, P.O. Box 1412, Ridgecrest, CA 93556-1412
Ronald Cole <> Phone: (760) 499-9142
President, CEO Fax: (760) 499-9152
My GPG fingerprint: C3AF 4BE9 BEA6 F1C2 B084 4A88 8851 E6C8 69E3 B00B

luminos, says...
> Sigh. Absolute morons abound in great quantity here. He was an artist:

Oh, we know who Maplethorpe is. We were just commenting on this part of
your message.

> Maplethorpe was a far greater artist, and human being,
> than you could ever hope to be.

I don't know much about him as a humanitarian, but I don't personally
consider him a great artist. I consider him an extremely technically
proficient photographer who didn't do much of anything original or
interesting in the medium. I have found that many of the people who love
Mapplethorpe's work are the same types that made Patrick Nagel's
soulless prints so popular in the 80's. I have no use for either of
them.

"Mark Spatny" <> wrote in message
news: k.net...
> luminos, says...
> > Sigh. Absolute morons abound in great quantity here. He was an artist:
>
> Oh, we know who Maplethorpe is. We were just commenting on this part of
> your message.
>
> > Maplethorpe was a far greater artist, and human being,
> > than you could ever hope to be.
>
> I don't know much about him as a humanitarian, but I don't personally
> consider him a great artist. I consider him an extremely technically
> proficient photographer who didn't do much of anything original or
> interesting in the medium. I have found that many of the people who love
> Mapplethorpe's work are the same types that made Patrick Nagel's
> soulless prints so popular in the 80's. I have no use for either of
> them.

Nor I of your myopic opinion.

>I think that says everything we need to know about you.

wow, you're just as bad as those Middle America creeps that tried to shut
Mapplethorpe down even after he died.

luminos, says...
> Nor I of your myopic opinion.

Oh, so if somebody disagrees with you, they are automatically myopic?
Well, rest assured, my eye sight is just fine. Photography is quite a
passion of mine. I find Maplethorpe's work lacking in comparison to
others. Everybody and their brother has photographed nude figures and
calalilies. I prefer photographers such as Bruce Davidson, Ian Berry,
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Marc Riboud, Bob Krist, and Weegee. People who
got out of the studio and found something interesting to say about the
human condition and the world around us.

For that matter, just about any major Hollywood DP produces photography
every bit as technically successful as Maplethorpe, but they do it with
moving cameras, changing scenery, and dynamic subjects, and convey
complex ideas. The results are far more interesting. I invite you to
view the DVDs of Snow Falling on Cedars or American Beauty to see what I
mean.

Vlvetmorning98, says...
> wow, you're just as bad as those Middle America creeps that tried to shut
> Mapplethorpe down even after he died.

How is it that not liking Maplethorpe makes you a Middle America creep?
Is it inconceivable to you that somebody doesn't like his work for
simply for aesthetic reasons, and not because of the controversy his
work generated? I can't speak for Grand Inquisitor, but personally I
dislike his work because I find most of it boring.

"Justin" <> wrote in message news:<Ca5xc.9049$> ...

> These Muslim terrorists would have a much better chance of finding those
> 72 virgins than getting an apology from this American.

Damn straight! I just don't understand why people don't understand
that we're the good guys and everyone who disagrees with us are the
bad guys. It doesn't matter who we torture, kill, maim, etc. because
we're the GOOD GUYS.

-Eric

Vlvetmorning98 wrote:
>>I think that says everything we need to know about you.
>
>
> wow, you're just as bad as those Middle America creeps that tried to shut
> Mapplethorpe down even after he died.

I AM a middle-American. In fact for years I lived in the Cincinnati
area. Besides, what's wrong with keeping child porn and explicit erotic
photography pretending to be serious art out of a public exhibition?
Funny how liberals insist this kind of thing be seen by a totally
unsympathetic public but the Christian cross in the seal of Los Angeles
MUST come down. Offend a minority, take it down, offend a majority,
keep it up. Now I get it...

--
"I like the cover: 'DON'T PANIC.' It's the first sensible thing I've
heard all day."
--Arthur Dent

Grand Inquisitor
http://www.dvdprofiler.com/mycollection.asp?alias=Oost

Justin wrote:

> This is about sums it all up - but feel free to add your own apology and
> pass it along
>

I'm waiting for the Arab apology for 9/11. Until that comes, **** 'em.

>Funny how liberals insist this kind of thing be seen by a totally
>unsympathetic public but the Christian cross in the seal of Los Angeles
>MUST come down. Offend a minority, take it down, offend a majority,
>keep it up. Now I get it...
>
>--
I think you're confusing religion with the "Bill of Rights" The photographs
were art, the cross in LA is trying to force anothers religion on people who
don't follow that religion.
Best,

Mark Allen Zimmerman * Chicago