But art is not simply that which 'rises above the conventional and mundane'.
Agatha Christie and Harry Potter do that. DA -----Original Message----- From: saul ostrow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, 30 March 2008 10:57 AM To: [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: The Fate of The Image As you have pointed out many writers and demonstrated yourself, many writers have the technical skills to write a sentence - what they don't have is the skill to write a novel or a play that rises above the conventional and mundane Saul Ostrow Visual Arts and Technologies The Cleveland Institute of Art > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:43:08 EDT > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: The Fate of The Image > > In a message dated 3/29/08 8:18:45 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > >> "Skill is knowing how to do >> what you want to do." Who claims otherwise? >> >> I might, depending on what you have in mind. > > I myself think I see a tenable distinction between knowing how to do > something and being able to do it. To say that someone has the skill to do > something > but can't do it feels silly, no? But that is implied by the assertion that the > knowledge of how to is the skill. I myself would say that after multiple > sclerosis made Jacqueline Du Pre incapable of playing the cello, she knew how > to > play but no longer physically had the skill required to do it. > > > > > ************** > Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL > Home. > (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15& > ncid=aolhom00030000000001) > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.1/1349 - Release Date: 29/03/2008 5:02 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.1/1349 - Release Date: 29/03/2008 5:02 PM
