In a message dated 6/29/09 7:19:15 AM, [email protected] writes:
> Actually, this is not > a recognition test of "marks" if we define them as "whatever is > done to a surface in a single, un-interrupted touch" because, > more than just individual marks, I've presented entire areas of > detail. > These "entire areas" are much more interesting to me. When I was in college, my roommate had stacks of classical records that he was familiar with. I could start a record and put the needle down somewhere in the middle, and in less than a second he'd know the piece. I got to the point where, in a similarly short time, I could at least identify the composer. E.g. Brahm's blend of instruments was unmistakably "characteristic". Such characteristic style -- sometimes as little as a line, perhaps even a phrase -- is sufficient to identify those writers who have a unique "voice". I don't agree that looking for such characteristics in a painter, composer, or writer is merely play -- of no educational/appreciating value. ************** It's raining cats and dogs -- Come to PawNation, a place where pets rule! (http://www.pawnation.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000008)
