In a message dated 12/7/09 8:59:39 AM, [email protected] writes:
> Thanks for kicking this off, Kate. I've ordered a copy but may not > receive it > for another week or so. > It is on Google books. > ************** > > Since this is the introduction, I'm wondering whether Berger ever gets > around > to defining "the act of posing". > Yes. Most of the book is devoted to defining what it means to pose. The introduction outlines how he does this. > > Does he say that it is limited to what we might call 'body language"? > > Does it also include the poser's facial expression , choice of garment, > objects held, or whatever is in the background? > > Might it even include how the poser is lit (soft or hard) or the color > scheme > of the entire painting? > It includes all of these things in specific contexts. > > Does Berger suggest how we might distinguish the act of posing from the > act of > painting? > > Yes. This is why he is careful to define his terms in the introduction. Kate Sullivan > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Weight Loss Program > Best Weight Loss Program - Click Here! > http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/c?cp=MaWyihm02pcsZ0dlFwSl9QAAJz > 6c > l_zTaptgNR5c8Mer1v9kAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEUgAAAAA= > > > <FONT BACK="#FFFFFF" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANS
