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Response to Phil Borges toning technique

from tom meyer (twm@mindspring.com)
I can only comment on the pictures by Mr. Borges that I have seen. I'm sure his life's work is evolutionary and probably will continue to evolve. I'll be daring and suppose this is just a period during which this particular style suits the conditions and his requirements/concepts.

If Picasso did nothing with cubism but paint portraits, I'd criticise that too. How many paintings did Monet produce? I don't know but I'll bet it's less that Borges is able to make on a single field trip. It's absurd to apply the same criteria.

And Monet's (and Picaso's and Seurat's) style evolved and was not formulaic. See any chronologically organized collection of these artist's work and you'll see great variation as the technique developed and the artists aged. Borges refined a technique and applied it universally to subjects of great diversity. That's the difference. Hopefully he has many more years to think up more worth while projects like these, and we'll get to see how he develops as an artist.

Edward says, "To say that looking at 30 or 40 pictures within a series makes the technique stand out more than the photos is stating the obvious" I would reply, precisely my point and it's a legitimate criticism. John, your definition of "ideology" needs clarification, help me out.

"I'm convinced that Tom Meyer could go out and recreate Borges' work with no problem". Thanks for the vote of confidence, Jeff. Anyone can recreate that lighting technique, but making those pictures was no simple feat. I think you would find it easier than I, since the travel and cross cultural/ interpersonal capability is the more difficult art involved. I have more thoughts, but time intrudes. See ya'll later... t

(posted 8676 days ago)

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