> different ways of attacking these problems have been designed in the last twenty years. They seem better tools. (Kate)
Which problems? Which tools? As Berger says in his introduction: "my ultimate objective: to demonstrate the ironic, polemical, and political force of Rembrandt's self-portraits --- the thesis that the self portraits engage in social, cultural, or institutional as well as aesthetic critique" Dutton addressed a problem (the origin of the art instinct) and applied certain tools (the theory of sexual selection) -- but Berger is applying a theory of art to a particular artist - just to see what happens. Just as "portraits can be viewed as imitations or likeness not of individuals only, but also of their acts of posing" And just as crop circles can be viewed as landing areas for UFO's - or, as William would put it, anything can be viewed as anything. "Fictions of the pose" is not about solving problems in art history or even about Rembrandt and his paintings. It's a "discursive study" that makes its way by "backlooping and sidewinding through the argument of other authors... to vary or reshape them in accordance with the direction I want my arguments to take" In other words, it's about making conversation. (just like our listserve). ____________________________________________________________ Criminal Lawyer Criminal Lawyers - Click here. http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/c?cp=Gwu4lBcKdiNoMYACdmdZAwAAJz6c l_zTaptgNR5c8Mer1v9kAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAiFgAAAAA=
