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.
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"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
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