tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762416918485130974.post8555953186813506991..comments2017-05-15T05:42:28.909-07:00Comments on The Cultivated Classicist: Some museum solutionsPrimvs Pilvshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09171044416053308936noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762416918485130974.post-11267905745729299412008-09-02T12:06:00.000-07:002008-09-02T12:06:00.000-07:00Good point! I'll agree to that.Good point! I'll agree to that.Primvs Pilvshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09171044416053308936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762416918485130974.post-22870717128304079982008-09-02T07:53:00.000-07:002008-09-02T07:53:00.000-07:00I wouldn't say it's always an empty experience. So...I wouldn't say it's always an empty experience. Some pieces have a profound emotional impact even on first, superficial viewing.<BR/><BR/>The best example of that in my past is Picasso's Guernica. It stopped me cold in my tracks, gave me goosebumps, all that good stuff. <BR/><BR/>I didn't know anything about the Spanish Civil War at that point, and I was still naive and contemptuous about Cubist art. The power of the visuals broke through my ignorance and touched me deeply.<BR/><BR/>Still, generally speaking, we're in agreement that knowing the context makes the experience so much richer.liviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667469212335030216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762416918485130974.post-7587201928111699602008-09-01T19:51:00.000-07:002008-09-01T19:51:00.000-07:00Thanks for the comment. It seems that we definite...Thanks for the comment. It seems that we definitely share the same philosophy when it comes to art and museums. Looking at a piece of art and knowing nothing about it is an empty experience in my opinion.Primvs Pilvshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09171044416053308936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5762416918485130974.post-53799060491609018502008-08-30T09:05:00.000-07:002008-08-30T09:05:00.000-07:00Excellent suggestions all, and I'm not just saying...Excellent suggestions all, and I'm not just saying that because I'm a sucker for maps and timelines.<BR/><BR/>The notion that art is purely a matter of "how it looks" is foreign to me. The context, the medium, the life story of the arist: all of these contribute to my appreciation of the piece.<BR/><BR/>It doesn't even have to be antiques and artifacts. I came to appreciate non-figurative art after years of scoffing by taking the trouble to actually learn about the artists and movements. Now I can (and often do) defend Malevich's "Black Square" with genuine passion against endless "my child could paint that" cliches. <BR/><BR/>Museums all seek to educate as well as enrapture. I don't think the two can even be separated.liviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667469212335030216noreply@blogger.com