> Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 15:29:16 -0700 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: What does the art teacher see ? > To: [email protected] >
> There's a wonderful painting of an ancient Roman > Circus by Gerome in the Chicago Art Institute that > actually is a masterful display of linear perspective > balanced perfectly with aerial perspective. > Technically, it's just a terrific painting, very > engaging. But in the end it's all virtuosity, not a > bad thing, but devoid of powerful feeling. I don't > know where the technical stuff reaches the tipping > point, spoiling the art or even if it can. That's the > mystery. In music, I think that one of the reasons the castrati tradition of the Baroque opera stage died out is because their arias became more displays of pure vocal virtuosity with less and less emotional and spiritual appeal. _________________________________________________________________ Going green? See the top 12 foods to eat organic. http://green.msn.com/galleries/photos/photos.aspx?gid=164&ocid=T003MSN51N1653 A
