"Well, I have almost perfected My Art....now, all I need to do , is perfect the Politically Correct Bullshit that is required for the Intellectuals that buy it!" Thank you Tedz.... I was trying to figure out a way to verbalize this that didn't sound idiotic..... this third year art student you know said it perfectly.... It's one of the things that has always bothered me about art... the intellectual snobbery that is part of the art world, and to think I'm trying to become a part of it shudder... And this is something I'm trying to deal with right now, in my own head... and I can't stand it... Open up any art photography book you own and read the introduction.... the artist always talks about the concept, the reason behind the photos, what they hoped to accomplish by photographing a particular subject. I understand taking pictures because they are pretty, I have a hard-drive, stacks of cds and a gallery full of them. I guess my initial post touched on a few things... my own self-doubt (which unfortunately flairs up from time to time) even though I know how to take a reasonably good picture, this guy saying landscapes, flowers, etc. are boring (kind of got me perturbed, because flowers are one thing I really love photographing), and the issue of how one deals with the intellectual process that goes behind creating serious art... (meaning the kind people buy, hang in galleries, and put into books).... I feel a bit less annoyed with myself for the moment, but come September when classes start, I'll be right back to where I was before......

I am, therefore I create.......
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