Would anyone care to offer some positive examples of sentimentality in any of the arts ?
Would anyone besides William characterize this "good sort" as "rooted in values and human perseverance in reality" The first imaginative works that come to my mind are lamentations over the dead Christ -- a theme I really like! -- with so many fine examples in both painting (Giotto) and sculpture.(Donatello) But also -- many bad examples as well (Bouguereau). Happily -- the above distinction between those three artists is shared by mainstream art history (or -- at least used to be) -- but how might one explain it? All three of them can easily be considered consummate craftsmen -- and wouldn't they all demonstrate what William might call an intense concern for visuality ? And -- of course -- the mythical story is identical for all three. And wouldn't you say that all three versions are "steeped in sentimentality" ? (which is why -- that is not how I would identify the problems I've had with Andrew Wyeth) And yet -- the bad ones fill me with despair, and the good ones with joy and hope. How can this be explained ? ____________________________________________________________ Free information on accounting careers, $150 hour potential. Click Now! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/fc/PnY6rc0ofncBXDuVXAhD4MagkYTRVn UCvaAZx8Bf5DxLAUYlQX7Lm/
