On 23/1/06 9:19 AM, "Stephen Vincent" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> In fariness, I guess we can also count multiples the number of writers who
> have no literacy around the visual! It's probably the sad irony of so many
> art programs in the way they exclude literature study from their
> requirements, and, reciprocally, the way creative writing programs remain
> blind to visual literature, let alone the history of music, avant garde
> innovation, etc.
Very interesting post, Stephen; what an interesting sounding event. Your
comments make me think of all sorts of things.... It must be in the
zeitgeist - this lack of curiosity about other disciplines is something
George Hunka has been talking about on his blog in relation to theatre
(check out his post at
http://www.ghunka.com/index.cgi/Theater/Miscellaneous/narrative.html ) and I
must say it's an issue that troubles me sometimes, in both theatre and
poetry, the art forms I am most familiar with. Not that one can be
conversant in all art forms, and there are certainly huge holes in my
knowledge about everything, including poetry and theatre...
Also, I'm researching Paul Carter at the moment, who pioneered "spatial
history" with his book The Road to Botany Bay, and can't help wondering if
Richard Long has any connection to that - Paul Carter is a visual artist as
well as a writer (Ruark has collaborated with him) -
All best
Alison
Alison Croggon
Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com
Editor, Masthead: http://masthead.net.au
Home page: http://alisoncroggon.com
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