Formalism is not only a means by which to internally order something - but to also order that object/ives's reception
On 4/11/09 10:26 AM, "Michael Brady" <[email protected]> wrote: 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] -- ____________________________________________ 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
