"The great art historian Ernst Gombrich was prompted to observe that:
. the story of art as a continuous effort does not begin in the caves of
southern France or among the North American Indians. there is no direct
tradition which links these strange beginnings with our own days. But there
is a direct tradition, handed down from master to pupil . . . which links
the art of our own days with the art of the Nile valley some 5000 years ago.
"
(E.H. Gombrich, _The Story of Art_, 16th edition, London: Phaidon Press,
1995, quoted in Paul Calter, _Squaring the Circle: Geometry in Art &
Architecture_, California: Key College Publishing, forthcoming (2003);
online at http://www.dartmouth.edu/~matc/math5.geometry/unit1/INTRO.html)
I don't agree with Gombrich -- absence of an evidence trail doesn't mean the
trail was never there.
:P
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> Subject: Re: ancient technique
>
> Hopefully I didn't scare anybody, or was not too abstruse.
> The writer gives for granted that _painting_ is an ancient
> technique (tecnica antica, this is what he says), and is
> talking of two performances that took place at a gallery at
> the opening and closing of the exhibit. I was quite surprised
> that painting could be considered _ancient_, and was asking
> the List if you agree or disagree.
>
> Painting takes time, a longest time, and a lot of practice to
> get to passable works. But this does not mean that painting
> is not used any more, even if at galleries it is much easier
> to find : installations, performances as in this case,
> videos, photographs, collages, and what else. You often have
> to go to a Museum to find some wonderful paintings.
>
> So it is true, that painting is an ancient technique. I just
> didn't realize it until now.
>
> ________________________________________
>
> ___or even an ancient technique like painting___
>
> I am translating, and here I am writing the above words.
> Which evidently struck me. Who dis/agrees with this?
> The topic pivots on performance, or contemporary arts in general.
>
>
> Anny Ballardini
> http://annyballardini.blogspot.com
> http://www.fieralingue.it/modules.php?name=poetshome
> The aim of the poet is to awaken emotions in the soul, not to
> gather admirers.
> Stalker, Andrei Tarkovsky
>
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