>Not me. Why don't you go ahead with your own speculation? (regarding what "contradicts the supposition that this impulse of empathy was effective in the creators of the pyramidal form..") WC
I speculate that Worringer recognized that the Lipps-Lee notions of empathy might just as well be applied to the creation and enjoyment of "abstract art", so all he could do was bluff and stone-wall his way around that problem. (though only a lazy reader, or dumb-ass art student, would let him get away with it) It's probably worth it to get the entire 168 page edition that is now available to see how he expands on his discussion of ancient Egypt, which seems to have interested him very much. (has anyone here got a copy?) In the excerpt found in Rader, Worringer proposes that there were two kinds of Egyptian art that developed side-by-side: "the imitative instinct" (like the well-known statue, "The Scribe") and the "artistic impulse" (which resulted in "true art"). It would have to be fascinating (or at least humorous) to discover which was which, according to his understanding of things. I have the terrible feeling that most of my favorite relics from Ancient Egypt are going to be demoted from "true art" status. While, I'm also wondering just what, other than the pyramids, he would allow into that lofty category. ____________________________________________________________ A surveyor available No need to look high and low for a professional service. Contact Barnfields in Enfield for a surveyo http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/c?cp=OElMIl1edA64CKDyYpDPcwAAJz6c l_zTaptgNR5c8Mer1v9kAAUAAAAAAAAAAHBflz4ZM3tjfgShLjbjo9Z9DjCIAAAAAA==
