Too many carrots - but the point is not what people do - the point is what is the work(labor) art does - which for MH is to stimulate people self-reflectively not self-reflexively - Heidegger is not looking for conventions habits of mind- but for insight , those that might help the mind grasp its place in the world - that is allow it to construct a world-picture
On 4/10/09 11:22 AM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: In a message dated 4/10/09 11:03:00 AM, [email protected] writes: > 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. > > Saul pointed out that the image needs to be constructed with a reflective intent. Snapshots of people are more usually constructed with a reflexive intent. Kate Sullivan ************** Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001) -- ____________________________________________ Saul Ostrow | Visual Arts & Technologies Environment Chair, Sculpture Voice: 216-421-7927 | [email protected] | www.cia.edu<http://www.cia.edu/> The Cleveland Institute of Art | 11141 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106
