Thomas A Dowson wrote:
>
> Art History has only ever reinforced a
> eurocentric, linear history of art that begins in Lascaux and ends in
> the Louvre. The real difficulty for art historians is not, as John
> says, finding enough material, but rather their ability to abandon a
> post-enlightenment definition of art. An example of the way in which
> this socially and historically specific definition art impedes our
> progress in the study of art can be seen in the following by John:
>
> "For example, the few items that can be given to the
> Waldalgesheim Master do not afford enough changes to construct a
> decent chronology, let alone a reconstruction of this individual's
> working methods and the tenets of his art."
>
> As Tim Yates once said `archaeological data are not limited,
> but the minds that think about them are.'
I think that you might be confusing art historical analysis with those
art surveys that appear on the shelves of school libraries. Only a
fool would condemn an entire subject without first looking into the
quoted material!
Read:
http://www.writer2001.com/science.htm#A Holistic
http://www.writer2001.com/analysis.htm
and if that isn't humbling enough check out:
http://info.ox.ac.uk/~archinfo/ccindex/cci6.htm for a more informed
assessment of my work. Save your "clever" comments for your next
cocktail party and try to deal with the subject in a professional
manner.
John Hooker
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