Regarding that "should" which I used - which Kate and Mr. Asthetik have questioned:
It was only applied to the viewing, rather than the making of things, and no moral obligation was intended. One 'should' carry an umbrella on a rainy day - and one 'should' avoid all distractions when trying to experience something that was made for imaginative contemplation. (I'm trying to avoid the word 'artwork ' since Kate finds it so horrible) One distraction might be the lovely legs of a young woman who is looking at the same painting -- another might be some theory of art -- and another be your great respect for the name of the artist (is it Titian?) printed on the adjoining label. (This is not to say that all of these things, and much more as well, will not be affecting that moment in your life) And, I wouldn't call this kind of viewing a passive activity. It's very much like that state of mind which is cultivated in the martial arts - where an 'emptiness of mind' allows for the most effective, immediate kind of response to the unexpected. ____________________________________________________________ Click now for low cost, approved defensive driving courses! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/fc/BLSrjnxP7fx5HFwJgP7I1P1uNp9xdl BlskfchI3uvtOY7lFPzW6V5Jz2T8M/
