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Evrything I do is done with ancient technique!!!!! A yes back in the caves we did body painting before the boring old wall jobbies Greets your silver surfererP -----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