Haha, but It's probably fair to say that Homer was referring to the types of film made by Mel Gibson rather than those by, say, Tarkovsky. Not that this observation has any real bearing on the topic in hand. But like you say, food for thought indeed.
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by atari 2600
truly fine art is an expression of chaos within unity, of felt weights and balances, emotive logic, and ultimately of the artist's enigmatic and elusive inner life.
|
If I may use the word bourgeois without being publicly flogged, I'd have to say that, by giving ultimate significanceto the 'artist's enigmatic and elusive inner life' you've just presented the most bourgeois definition of art possible. This isn't a criticism (
well it is actually). In fact my own use of Lang and Tarkovsky as counter-examples to yours was just as reliant upon such bourgeois notions (
for which I'm deeply ashamed to be honest).
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by atari 2600
Illustration, by contrast, is craft and draughtsmanship according to the stylistic rules of the genre. It's purpose is to stress the subject (over form) and accompany textual information.
|
This argument (and it's a strong one i believe) would ultimately hinge on whether we should think of something like icon painting or the bayeaux tapestry as illustration or art? This isn't a question I expect anyone to answer, in so far as I don't think there is an answer to it, well a correct answer anyway.