The O'Reilly Emerging Tech conference is one of the premier events in the high-tech industry and showcases some of its most illustrious thought-leaders. So what does this have to do with fine art photography? Read on.....(No, this posting ***isn't*** going to reverse-engineer a digital camera.)
The conference's keynote speech was build on the premise that most people treat "techies" as the people who understand technology best. But it speculated that perhaps "the naifs" -- kids, disenfranchised people, techno have-nots -- are actually those who have the best insight into how technology should work.
Put this way, it's easy to see how this translates into the art world.
Most people treat professional artists, gallery owners, educators, and critics as those who understand "art" best. But who hasn't seen the sheer delight in the face of a toddler finger-painting? Who ***really*** has the purest vision: the painter trying to sell a certain numebr of work each month? Or the child running up with his newest drawing, saying "Look what I made just for you!!!" ?
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