On Apr 29, 2009, at 8:25 AM, Michael Brady wrote:

I understand this, but we part company at the "There's art" moment. My experience is that, like you, I have the buzzer constantly on, but when only when I see something that I rapidly *and provisionally* declare to be "art-qualified" do I apply "artistic criteria" to it. Aesthetic qualities can be perceived in things that I do not call "art," such as manufactured product, type and typography, clothing, living things, landscapes (terrain).

I apologize. Somehow, a line got dropped before I sent this message. After this paragraph, it should read:

Let me try another analogy, in two parts and two versions:

A.
1. You and I are talking. I want to give you directions to some other place. I point out there, then to the left, to the right, and

The rest is okay.


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