I don't think nature is in the business of producing aesthetics I thought that was left up to the mind of man mando
________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; [email protected] Sent: Mon, May 3, 2010 6:20:53 PM Subject: Re: "You must learn to choose the truth before aesthetic preferences". (Auden) In a message dated 5/3/10 7:05:37 PM, [email protected] writes: > Does that mean that a work of art should never distort or obscure > reality? > No. It means that the thing itself has within it its own aesthetic and that you shouldn't cram your own taste onto it without considering what the thing is. The practioner of "cute" shouldn't make a Cruxifiction because "cute" doesn't provide adequate resources for such a portrayal. KAte Sullivan
