Re: Ruskin -- commentary that itself yields a.e.'s

[armando baeza]

I do believe that our experiences can only follow first from nature,  
from birth, then
from art. then the "whats" of aesthetics.
mando
On Nov 9, 2008, at 11:15 AM, William Conger wrote:

I agree re Ruskin.  But did he write that after seeing Turner?  
Yes.  Did he really have such experiences of the sea before he saw  
Turner?

Do our experiences of nature follow art or does art follow nature?   
Still a pertinent question.
WC