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image search engine, I've known about them for a while now but have literally never gotten to using any of them simply because I didn't have to. Now I've bookmarked the TinEye website and am sure I will come to seeing how it works soon enough smile. In regards to genres, I have indeed always struggled with fiction which isn't heftily grounded in reality (or in other words scientific principles) and that means that Science Fiction for the most part was always a non-starter for me, even as a child my favorite shows and films were Miami Vice, The Dollars Trilogy and various animation. With animation obviously anything goes so it's exempt from those constraints by default in my opinion. Rare successful films in the sci-fi genre for their truly unique execution to me would be District 9 (dir. Neill Blomkamp) and Interstellar (dir. Christopher Nolan), I'm struggling to think of anything else other than the ones executed with comic relief as a primary goal, examples of which are most of what Schwarzenegger has done in his heyday. This cinematic throwback reminded me of a personally very funny alternate ending to the film Dumb and Dumber which cleverly delivers a firm jab at film criticism wink. To be fair, I've sadly reduced my reading of photography literature since I had to sell my Nikon camera but I do still read articles every now and then (including yours of course) and if I do come across something I will make sure to forward it smile. I do plan on purchasing another camera down the line but it might take me a year or two to do so. Cheers, Filip




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"What is Art?" by Leo Tolstoy

 
By: cshimokita : May 24th, 2017-00:49
" To call up in oneself a feeling once experienced and, having called it up, to convey it by means of movements, lines, colours, sounds, images expressed in words, so that others experience the same feeling - in this consists the activity of art. Art is t...  

Tolstoy on art criticism...

 
By: cshimokita : May 24th, 2017-00:51
" As soon people of of wealth recognized any art as good so long as it afforded pleasure, and this pleasure-affording art began to be remunerated three things happened: art became a profession, art criticism flourished , and art schools were established. ... 

Raquel Welch showing her wrist watch to Salvador Dali

 
By: cshimokita : May 24th, 2017-00:54
While Dali kisses Raquel's hand, in front of his just completed portrait of the actress... Photo by Hulton Archive Not really sure what angle Dali is working on... and/or if the portrait is good art or bad art ; ) ...  

Very interesting.

 
By: J_Warden : May 24th, 2017-06:51
Defining art is a tough business. ;-) " art in general is the conveying of various kinds of feelings and we call art in the narrow sense of the word only that which conveys feelings we recognize as important. " I think that's a reasonable definition, alth... 

agreed...

 
By: cshimokita : May 24th, 2017-07:20
I latched onto Tolstoy's thoughts on "art in the narrow sense" as a counter to his earlier muddle of good vs. bad, which to me was a non-starter. ... as well the concept of an "amateur artist" makes little sense ; )

Thank you Edward...

 
By: cshimokita : May 24th, 2017-14:52
While researching this I ran across the work of Russian artist Karl Bryullov (1799 to 1852) who is best remembered for his painting " The Last Day of Pompeii ". Bryullov is regarded as a key figure in transition from the Russian neoclassicism to romantici...  

Yes, nice painting.....

 
By: watercolors : May 24th, 2017-15:08
it is funny how suppressed all the Russian art is in the West, my best guess is that here we can not swallow our lack of global " UBERITY" for shortage of a better word. Thank you for sharing. Best Regards Edward

I am....

 
By: AuHavrePro : May 24th, 2017-16:53
in total agreement with your viewpoint Casey on the topic and with the related definitions. Yes, it is all about succeeding in conveying feeling and no, the feeling in question does not necessarily have to be 'important'. His attempt at classification bet...  

good quotes...

 
By: cshimokita : May 24th, 2017-20:47
I would agree with the Christian Bale quote that "art" is not always the purpose behind the activity... to report, to document, etc. are also valid reasons. In this case it may be as a craft or profession or... BTW, nice portrait of Bale. John Malkovich v... 

Oh yes,

 
By: AuHavrePro : May 24th, 2017-21:18
I try to pick as nicely done portraits of people as I can find when I decide to add a quote to a portrait. In this instance, his was done by an LA Times staff photographer for a promotional interview he did with the publication back in 2014. I do not howe... 

You can reverse image search...

 
By: cshimokita : May 25th, 2017-02:42
For example using "TinEye" (as one image search engine). The details are as follows: Actor Christian Bale 16-Nov-2013 Photo by Brian Vander Brug Los Angeles Times Contour by Getty Images Normally I don't mind so much if the book, movie, art-work, etc. is ... 

Nice....

 
By: AuHavrePro : May 25th, 2017-13:26
image search engine, I've known about them for a while now but have literally never gotten to using any of them simply because I didn't have to. Now I've bookmarked the TinEye website and am sure I will come to seeing how it works soon enough . In regards... 

Surprised to see Tolstoy's philosophy discussed out here! I seem to remember he said the best work of art was "Uncle Tom's Cabin".

 
By: watchthatman : May 26th, 2017-03:02
By the way, his philosophical writings filled many more volumes than his fiction writings. And the Russian government considered getting rid of him, but was counseled that the Russian people would revolt if anything was done to him.

True enough...

 
By: cshimokita : May 26th, 2017-04:28
Leo Tolstoy included " Uncle Tom’s Cabin " on his short list of novels... he was not a big fan of Richard Wagner's " Der Ring des Nibelungen ", nor almost anything by Ludwig van Beethoven... Regarding Harriet Beecher Stowe's 1852 novel... " ... we are lef... 

Didn't he think some music was dangerous? I thought the "Kreutzer sonata" had music playing a role in married people straying. I'm not judging his rankings.

 
By: watchthatman : May 26th, 2017-05:05
He had his own vision of things. Christian anarchy. At one point he quit writing and tried to make a go of it as a shoe/boot maker. Had zero talent or training. Let his wife worry about feeding a dozen kids hee hee!

From what I have read he was 'unique'...

 
By: cshimokita : May 26th, 2017-14:12
But I kind of resonated with his short definition of 'art', more so than his justification. I think it stands up on its own merit. I am definitely not a Tolstoy expert ; )