I haven't read the post in question - but I don't think I am going to. I have never read E Bear's books. I know of partly because of reading her reviews on a show I also happen to watch and enjoy. However, ever since her post on writing COC that started RaceFail I have avoided her posts.
It's at times like this that I consider myself lucky that I found my art rather late in life - so I never went to an art school or learned about the art/craft of photography in an academic setting. I have taken several workshops and classes over the years in help me improve both the art and the craft side of my photography and through that I have seen, read and talked to lot of different people. And that in part has helped to inform my opinions on this subject.
I do agree that I think art is about making a statement - but you don't always need to make the viewers/readers squirm, uncomfortable or make them sick to their stomachs to do that.
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It's at times like this that I consider myself lucky that I found my art rather late in life - so I never went to an art school or learned about the art/craft of photography in an academic setting. I have taken several workshops and classes over the years in help me improve both the art and the craft side of my photography and through that I have seen, read and talked to lot of different people. And that in part has helped to inform my opinions on this subject.
I do agree that I think art is about making a statement - but you don't always need to make the viewers/readers squirm, uncomfortable or make them sick to their stomachs to do that.