In a message dated 11/7/09 7:05:02 PM, [email protected] writes:
> Because throught th ework you may learn something about yourself > miller's voyage to self knowledge is getting in the way of his understanding of what is meant by aesthetics then. He seems to feel that every painting has an intended meaning and that it is his duty to figure it out. If he paid more attentio to the "ongoing historical narrative" and less to his own reactions he might do better. His description of the Bar at the Folies Bergere,below, belongs in the Manual to Cultural Banality as a fine example of a trivial reaction to a good painting. I am personally relieved that Miller doesn't like to visit bars,I like bars. Kate Sullivan (previous letters were caused by kittens on keyboard, and they are not sorry.) And what about all those people in the > background - in variant degrees of > attractive to repulsive? (one of whom is hanging from the > ceiling) And those > glaring lights and swirling crowds that make me a bit > nauseous, even if there are some beautiful people > around. It all makes me > feel completely ambivalent about the place. > (and reminds me why I don't like to visit bars) > > > On 11/7/09 5:38 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > In a message dated 10/30/09 12:43:25 PM, [email protected] writes: > > > > Miller wrote: > > > I'm more inclined to ask "why is it important to see this > > > painting" -- > > > coinciding with "what did the artist most likely try > > > to present" --- and let > > > my viewing experience provide me answers (if it can find > > > any). > > > Miller's idea of viewing seems to
