"Such characteristic style -- sometimes as little as a line, perhaps even a phrase -- is sufficient to identify those writers who have a unique "voice". I don't agree that looking for such characteristics in a painter, composer, or writer is merely play -- of no educational/appreciating value. " Cheerskep
My claim is that that familiarity with details enables a deeper immersion into the entire work (which I present as the goal of aesthetic experience) It happens when you hear a familiar aria suddenly appear in the midst of La Boheme-- or a familiar quote pop up within Hamlet -- where, already being quite familiar with that fragment, you have a better opportunity to relate it to its surrounding context. Which is also why I like to wander around the art museum taking photos of details of favorite pieces and then taking them home to play with them on my blog. Because as often as I see a great painting or sculpture, I don't I ever know it well enough. William may dismiss this project as "inane looking", but what kind of alternative does he offer and what does he call it? "Meaningful looking?" ? (or -- as William might prefer -- "Meaningless looking"?) (BTW -- this is why I am so grateful that some museums, especially my own, allow photography -- especially now, when for the first time in memory, the AIC is allowing photography of a special exhibit of pieces pulled from its own basement - pieces which will probably never be shown again in my lifetime) ____________________________________________________________ Easy-to-use, advanced features, flexible phone systems. Click here for more info. http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/fc/BLSrjnxcAB5dnjCxgC5tnMGKPKl7dR 5CjHwnpjKMzHiPHLxcorsSldl00gg/
