These pious hand-wringings are no substitute for a complete reformation of art education.
Because the example given (the art student whose senior project was the termination of her own pregnancy) was just a little more controversial than the rest of the banality cultivated by the current system. (I just suffered through 100,000 square feet of it at an exhibit of "emerging artists" at Chicago's Merchandise Mart last weekend) Going back to the "rigorous training" of life drawing is not enough - because rigor needs to have a purpose -- a vision --an ethos. The goal has to be beauty -- not rigor or technical competence -- and those who teach drawing have to be those whose drawings are beautiful and thrilling -- not just competent. "One cannot be liberated from fetters one has never worn..." aesthete aesthete Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:14:11 -0700 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120900328811040439.html?mod=opinion_journal_l eisure_art _____________________________________________________________ Need cash? Apply now for a credit loan with fast approval. http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2211/fc/Ioyw6ijmOmoeGxi2FVdqklh6Kr3fNr 0yhGPIxYRw4vPAfTOFdGDWRG/?count=1234567890
