Re: “Artspeak offers artificial value,” March 14.
This is not to be misunderstood, but please tell Mr. Olson I love him! His column on “artspeak” really hit the spot with me. I am an artist. I create abstract photo-art. I can’t think of giving any of my pieces any kind of “realistic” name.
I have often listened to some art-historian in a fancy gallery tell his admiring crowd what the artist “felt” when he created his work. Bulls**t really baffles brains.
Geoff, you are my favourite writer (right after John Irving and a few others).
