On Jan 18, 2009, at 4:01 PM, armando baeza wrote: > Hey! I got a pile of marshmallows ready to throw if needed. > On Jan 18, 2009, at 2:50 PM, Bela Cos wrote: > >> Yes, Mando. How "marvelous" that the axes and hammers seem to have >> been >> thown down (at least temporarily)! >> Bela C.
>> The message below did not originate from me. >> mando >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "armando baeza" >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: "armando baeza" >> Subject: Re: "Art critics mostly heaped abuse on his work, >> saying he >> gave reali sm a bad name." >> Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:42:43 -0800 >> >> >> I'm enjoying the respectful exchanges between Miller and >> William,very >> much. >> amndo >> On Jan 18, 2009, at 10:18 AM, William Conger wrote: >> >>> I agree that there are different degrees and types of >>> sentimentality. Sentimentality that is immersed in myth is the >>> bad sort. Sentimentality rooted in values and human >>> perseverance in reality is the good sort. The shades from myth >>> to values and reality are finely graduated. For instance I am >>> deeply sentimental about the heroism of people like Miller's >>> father who, he said, earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for >>> his WWII flights. I knew a flyer of that era who survived his >>> 24 missions intact over Germany and I remember his moving >>> narratives. I am a sentimental baby when it comes to the basic >>> American values in the Constitution and Bill of Rights, etc., >>> and the perseverance of early settlers and townspeople. I >>> deplore mythologizing of anything for the sake of creating false >>> history or worth, and that, unfortunately, is a special >>> American habit exercised with unembarrassed excess. So it's true >>> that we must be on guard all the time against slipping >>> from truth into myth, whether in art, history, or in daily life. >>> WC >>> >>> >>> --- On Sun, 1/18/09, Chris Miller wrote: >>> >>>> ... and what is "sentimentality" -- other than a >>>> strong feeling that you do >>>> not happen to share ? >> >> -- >> Be Yourself @ mail.com! >> Choose From 200+ Email Addresses >> Get a Free Account at www.mail.com
