OK - so "bland, rebellious, and untidy-minded" Chris would never look at old
pictures of himself and reflect on how he appears -- but others might do so
(if they can stand to look at him) -- and isn't that yet more evidence that
any image can be "complex and represent a knowing - a source of self
reflective experience"
This is an important point, as it undermines Heidegger's (and Saul's) attempt
to distinguish a "work of art" from all the other images that people make.
(actually -- I do occasionally look at old photos of myself and contemplate
life - though I would never call them works of art because they cannot satisfy
my aesthetic appetite - as do the portrait sculptures of me that have been
made)
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>Many people tend to look at old pictures of themselves and reflect on
themselves at that time and themselves at the time they are viewing the old
picture. I can readily believe that you would not think of doing this and this
would make an old picture of you not a source of self reflective experience
to you. If the picture were unidentified, other people on this list might
very well take it as a picture of an anonymous man which they might reflect on
as displaying or not signs of blandness or attempted rebellion,untidiness of
mind or rigid thought,self importance or an unsuccessful desire to stand out
from the crowd.
Kate Sullivan
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