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Gombrich seems to be stating a truism. The story, not of art, but of art as a continuous effort, depends on unbroken evidence of continuity to be a story. Mark At 06:23 PM 1/10/2005, you wrote: >"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 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Poetryetc provides a venue for a dialogue relating to > > poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > > Behalf Of Anny Ballardini > > Sent: 10 January 2005 22:30 > > To: [log in to unmask] > > 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 > > > >