as you know I am presently working on how the miss-understanding of Formalism in the pragmatically oriented USA abstract art was transformed from an apparatus - a means of extraction and expression into a thing - an object to be described
On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 3:20 PM, William Conger <[email protected]>wrote: > Not a bad point from Saul. I plead guilty as charge because as an artist > my > goal is to make abstract thoughts literal as paintings. > wc > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: saulostrow <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sat, June 9, 2012 2:11:36 PM > Subject: Re: Scott Fitzgerald quote and "the definition of an artist" > > The ability to think abstractly is on the decline - we are becoming > increasingly literal minded - thought has become instrumental - all you > need do is read most of the post to this listserv > > On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 2:18 PM, Michael Brady <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > On Jun 9, 2012, at 2:14 PM, saulostrow wrote: > > > > > The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to think > abstractly > > > and act concretely > > > > Intelligence can't act, per se. But if you mean the for a person with > > first-rate intelligence to think abstractly and act concretely, well, > > that's > > everybody! > > > > > > | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | > > Michael Brady > > > > > > > -- > Saul Ostrow > *Crtical Voices* > 21STREETPROJECTS > 162 West 21 Street > NYC, NY 10011 > > -- Saul Ostrow *Crtical Voices* 21STREETPROJECTS 162 West 21 Street NYC, NY 10011
