> moreover being obsolete as means of communication does not = death. obsolete = old; no longer in use or valid or fashionable
I assuming that you are judging painting on its ability to communicate on a mass scale ... ie it is not fashionable. As we all know, fashions change. I suppose you have forseen the future and are letting the world know that painting will never again be fashionable. Or for that matter, you know every corner of the world and judge that it is not fashionable in any sector of the planet. You are a very far-sighted being and extremely socially well-connected. -- Joseph Franklyn McElroy Cor[porat]e [Per]form[ance] Art[ist]� Take the Survey everyone is talking about... http://www.electrichands.com/genius2000 Electric Hands, Inc www.electrichands.com 212-255-4527 Quoting Micheal Ellis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > >Leaving a piece untitled implies that the "traditional" visual arts are > >obsolete? > > no...but a majority of the reasons for doing so points in that general > direction. > > > That's a leap that I think very few could make. I know a lot of > >people have pushed forward the idea that painting and sculpture are dead, > >regardless of the title, but I think that judging from the number of > >painters and sculptures out there those people are far from right. > > > > just because there are alot of painters and sculpters doesn't make it any > more > or less obsolete. there are alot of people that think the world was created > 6000 > years ago. > > > >> > >> A Profusion of Painting, Very Much Alive > >> > >> May 10, 2002 > >> By ROBERTA SMITH > >> > > i'm sorry but this article proves my point. you think this is a serious > evaluation? > even when using the word "passe'"? not to say there can't be good painters or > > whatever but there is apparent difficulty with any kind of serious evaluation > of it, > and Roberta smith's article is a case in point. this sort of thing is > predominant. > > moreover being obsolete as means of communication does not = death. > > ~M.E. > > ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/
