Regarding the length of perception, my late pal, Ed Paschke, used to say, "Keep the clock ticking". WC
--- On Sat, 4/11/09, Michael Brady <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Michael Brady <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Heidegger: truth and art > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, April 11, 2009, 9:26 AM > On Apr 11, 2009, at 10:17 AM, Saul > Ostrow wrote: > > > ""The purpose of art is to impart the sensation of > things as they are > > perceived and not as they are known. The technique of > art is to make objects > > 'unfamiliar', to make forms difficult, to increase the > difficulty and length > > of perception because the process of perception is an > aesthetic end in itself > > and must be prolonged." (Shklovsky, "Art as > Technique")" > > Aha, back to the Russian Formalists and our brief mention > of them last August! Ta da! > > > | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | > Michael Brady > [email protected]
