We are talking about images - remember not works of art As for knowledge it tends to be demonstrated heuristically - give me a specific task rather than abstractions and I will se if I can jump through the hoop that you are unwilling to even consider Saul Ostrow Visual Arts and Technologies The Cleveland Institute of Art
> From: Chris Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:39:03 GMT > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: The Fate of The Image > >> knowing how to do what you want to do - Is not the same thing as doing what > you want to do, which often requires no knowledge. > > Perhaps, Saul, you could demonstrate your own analytic skills by telling us > how you might prove an absence of knowledge ? > > The inability to sufficiently explain what is known? > > That would certainly eliminate many instances of alleged knowledge -- > including the originator of the quote under discussion, Jackson Pollock. > > Does Ranciere really "dismiss skills that exist outside the specifics of a > given task or goal" ? We've had such difficulty defining the tasks or goals > of any alleged 'artworks' -- I'm afraid we would have to conclude that skill > was irrelevant to their production. > > > > I'm afraid that 'knowledge' (as well as 'skill', 'art', and 'image') is one of > those difficult words that need to be rushed to the emergency room of the > Cheerskep clinic. > > > > > > > > > > > > > - consequently I would appreciate it if you kept to your own > premise - so perhaps you should take a moment and reflect on what this quote > implies - it calls for someone to acquire the ability technical and > conceptual through experience and training to accomplish their goal. What he > does dismiss is that skills exist outside the specifics of a given task or > goal. > > Your own argument demonstrates just this - your analytic skills are limited > to your goal of making a certain argument over and over again without much > self-reflection > _____________________________________________________________ > Click here for great computer networking solutions! > http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2211/fc/Ioyw6ijncccERbwfDwrOAjrZhmjPSd > yCggRm256kVs0fshgXUACM1u/ > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean.
