In a message dated 12/30/09 11:44:23 AM, [email protected] writes:
> The four modes, in my opinion, are nonsense because they can't be > distinguished one from the other to any clear degree. Yet Berger has, at > least, tried to signify objective traits in his four modes, even as they > result from the subjectivity of the artist. > Has anyone run across these four modes anywhere else,or did Berger come up with them himself? I do think that you can't separate "modes" out to this degree,and I don't particularly like the decorative mode-if he meant some sort of formal handling depending heavily on use of symbols and patterns,why can't he come up with a more appropriate term? KAte Sullivan
