>"Under the tenets of pragmatism, it holds that if a normal human ever could be deemed an expert, then they probably will be found as such by their peers in the long run, regardless of whether the human ever actually will become an expert. "
I've just been reading the autobiography of Eric Hebborn, one of the notorious forgers whom Dutton mentioned. It was his job to fool the experts -- indeed, ,multiple teams of experts, so since he was so successful, he may be considered an expert in art expertise. And he says that three kinds of expertise are relevant to the visual arts: *scholarship *connoisseurship *craftsmanship Some "experts" may be great scholars -- others may also be connoisseurs - but none of them know how to draw or paint . Otherwise, he would not have been so successful at fooling them. In Chinese landscape and calligraphy, however, none of the renowned experts have not also been proficient artists, themselves. But then, curiously, the issue of authenticity was not nearly as important in China as it has been in Europe. And Euro-Centric person that I am --- I do hope that the European artworld will eventually adopt that attitude. (even if Dutton insists that it's contrary to the "art instinct") ____________________________________________________________ Water Heater Some like it hot. Click now for a reliable new water heater! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/c?cp=-IuzjW5_gONprnn5SkCmnwAAJz6c l_zTaptgNR5c8Mer1v9kAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGIAAAAAA=
