Jaz,
Definitely, he was doing something far more interesting than
"photo-realism." Technically "photo-realism" is a late 20th century
trend. Personally I find the work in this category patently dull. The
painters of the 19th century and before were typically representing
vision which is always far more nuanced than a photograph. These men
and women had no experience with a frozen moment in time reproduced on
a silver plate. Photos must have looked very strange when they first
appeared.
Scott
On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 9:41 PM, Jez <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The whole essence of Durer's woodcuts was that he went many steps BEYOND
> what a photograph could have achieved. You only have to take a look at the
> Rhinoceros to see what I mean.
>
> Essence of rhino, by someone who had never seen one.
>
> On 29 Mar 2011, at 08:52, Scott Spencer wrote:
>
>> Forgive me for getting OT but yes,I think it is a good thing myself.
>> At the very least when you are a Northern Renaissance painter
>> pioneering high realism with groundbreaking techniques, being able to
>> paint in a highly refined style is a great thing. If he hadn't done
>> that, the modern project would have never existed centuries later.
>> There would have been nothing to push against.
>
> --
>
> "Fearlessness is better than a faint heart for any man who puts his nose out
> of doors. The length of my life and the day of my death were fated long
> ago." - Skirner's Journey
>
|