tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057363740419209911.comments2023-03-28T13:33:20.827-05:00Disturbing PredilectionsJtBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07209576984012755685noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057363740419209911.post-74162876939909577092011-10-14T23:49:31.512-05:002011-10-14T23:49:31.512-05:00Not that this has much to do with what you're ...Not that this has much to do with what you're speaking of, but Hank Williams jr sure took a beating for his comments on obama and Hitler. this was completly taken out of context, yet fox definitely didnt care much for it. I find it silly on Fox's part to fire him for this, but some folks need to placate to the masses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057363740419209911.post-42632325984049454472011-04-17T18:03:18.799-05:002011-04-17T18:03:18.799-05:00You're welcome!Sorry it's taken some time ...You're welcome!Sorry it's taken some time to respond again. <br /><br />You are correct to suggest we have such preconcieved notions throughout our life. It is an unfortunate fact of individuals and societies worldwide, civilized or not.Although declaring one to be civilized is a matter fit for another discussion. As the age old saying goes,"you can't judge a book by its cover", I believe you're right in suggesting that is what the reviewer did. We should be pleased to know there are individuals, like yourself, who can and do appreciate the arts and their universal themes. <br /><br />Misogynist, I think not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057363740419209911.post-66556668091067300202011-02-24T11:44:07.987-06:002011-02-24T11:44:07.987-06:00Thanks for commenting!
I would agree that what ...Thanks for commenting! <br /><br />I would agree that what is seen as real, and what is seen as a valid representation of the real, depends on expectations and conventions.<br /><br />It would have been better if I had said that art is made of particulars and not universals. What art is "about" is a different story. People often say that the greatest works deal with universal themes. I agree with this. What I mean is that universality is always embodied in particulars, and the more specific and concrete the execution, the better the work. Usually. At least when it comes to art that is trying to seem like a plausible reality to the viewer/reader. More stylized of abstract forms work in other ways.<br /><br />But we always start with the individual work, particularized in a fixed form. We look at the particular characters and situations, and induct generalities from those particulars. This is just like what people do in everyday life. <br /><br />The relativity of the real jumps out here. People are constantly making conclusions about how things are by the way things look. We say that a thing is someway, when it looks that way. That's what I believe the reviewer did.JtBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07209576984012755685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057363740419209911.post-37285551290089766492011-02-24T07:40:12.177-06:002011-02-24T07:40:12.177-06:00What happened to "realism is relative", ...What happened to "realism is relative", my friend? If this is so, can art truly be about the paticular?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com