tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post2213620098615303022..comments2024-01-29T00:22:36.258-08:00Comments on e y e C O N T A C T: Can Art ignore beauty?John Hurrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07411877334096071312noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post-57586094179409094032009-01-22T00:22:00.000-08:002009-01-22T00:22:00.000-08:00I know, I know, I was being a little ironic, but, ...I know, I know, I was being a little ironic, but, and maybe a small but, there is one that slams it. Denis allows it, it could be argued, because the writer is someone whose academic take on it is something he feels he can take issue with. He can handily lump the social constructionists and other "post modern" writers he doesn't like into the same ark(very long range biblical pun intended)as creationists..... <BR/><BR/>And in my opinion a "critical" reading of the reviews reveals some less than stellar opinions.<BR/><BR/>I'm going to read it when I get my hands on it, but I think I already have a problem with his conceit about beauty being simply instinctive, and that art as he sees it (and somewhat simplifying his argument) stopped with Duchamp. I find it hard to accept that anything can be that black and white.<BR/><BR/>DavidBoyce<BR/><BR/>David Boycea camera in the worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469899787702237489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post-88371693537017489632009-01-21T04:40:00.000-08:002009-01-21T04:40:00.000-08:00Trouble is David, that is a site set up to promote...Trouble is David, that is a site set up to promote the book. It would be nice to find a source of reviews that was more neutral. Some place less partisan. After all, Denis is not going to post stuff that slams it, is he?John Hurrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411877334096071312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265813806993497215.post-47931829324286666772009-01-21T02:45:00.000-08:002009-01-21T02:45:00.000-08:00I haven't read it yet but at his website for the b...I haven't read it yet but at his website for the book http://theartinstinct.com/ there are some reviews.<BR/><BR/>David Boycea camera in the worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469899787702237489noreply@blogger.com