1st sentence. Nonsense.
Last sentence. I didn't know that Miller was the final word re art discourse. WC --- On Sat, 11/15/08, Chris Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Chris Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: recognition of skill > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, November 15, 2008, 9:46 AM > Miller's Theory of musical performance: If the first > thing you remember is > the performer's skill or body movement -- the > performer has failed to deliver > the music (at least as far as you are concerned) > > But regarding skill -- yes, of course it's > "dangerous to compare the arts" > > Does Classical music require great skill and the > educational support system > to achieve it ? Yes --- definitely. > > And what about Contemporary Visual Art ? > > Absolutely not. > > Skill is not only irrelevent -- it's counter productive > to advancing the > discourse. > > Thank goodness our leading educational institutions focus > on art theory and > art business! > > (I apologize for turning sarcastic -- but Michael does it > so often, I'm afraid > it's a bit contagious) > > > ************************* > > I know it's dangerous to compare the arts, but today I > heard the astonishing > pianist, Simon Trpceski. I saw his hands move like > birds' wings. I saw his > body sway and lean and sweat as though posessed as he > played Tchaikovsky. As > Pollock once retorted that he "was nature" so did > Trpceski seem to be the > music. And his genius comes alive through skill. What > could he do without his > skill? He might lean and sway but he would not play as he > does...and bring > the whole audience to its feet for more than ten minutes of > applause and > cheers. What do we make of this when we see the visual > arts purposely > "deskilled" > today? When we routinely dismiss skill as being the least > of the aesthetic > concerns what are we doing? > > I don't know. Although "for every loss there is a > gain" there is no guarantee > that they are equal. > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Click to become an artist and quit your boring job. > http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/fc/PnY6rc1hFdUZKVIk2ukIcle4i3Jwsp > qiYcQHMNeM03bin1aCKn3aU/
