On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 3:44 AM, saul ostrow <[email protected]> wrote:
> Seemingly art historically the period of change and transition we now call > the Baroque can be thought of as analogous to our ownfor instance might we > not rewrite the following: > > Baroque style featured "exaggerated lighting, intense emotions, release > from restraint, and even a kind of artistic sensationalism". Baroque art > did not really depict the life style of the people at that time; however, > "closely tied to the Counter-Reformation, this style melodramatically > reaffirmed the emotional depths of the Catholic faith and glorified both > church and monarchy" of their power and influence. > > > Contemporary art features "exaggerated means, intense cynicism and irony, > a release from the restraints of reason, and artistic sensationalism". > While Contemporary Art does not really depict the life style of the people > of our times; however, it is "closely tied to the crisis of Capitalism and > as such this style melodramatically reaffirms the arrogant depths of > Capitalist ideology and glorifies both power and influence corporate greed > and cultural influence <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroque#cite_note-8> > > When it comes to music, the baroque composers did not sound as different from each other as the later romantic composers did: - The curse of the romantic is a greed for dreams, an intensity of expectation that, in the end, diminishes the reality. Marya Mannes
