[MD] ART versus NONART

[Joseph Maurer]

On Saturday 20 January 2007 10:43 AM MarshaV writes Greetings:

Greetings,

Re: Art versus Nonart: Art out of Mind (Contemporary Artists and
their Critics) (Hardcover) by Tsion Avital, John G. Harries (Translator)

Figurative art is dead. Modern art is the remnants of that
death. Abstract art is nonart.

I've received my copy and restarted reading this extremely
interesting book. Inside, I hear myself exclaiming
"Yes! Yes! Yes! I've known this!" But what and how did I
know. I would not have been able to state it verbally. Yet there
is an inner unexpressed feeling of utter frustration acknowledging
Mr. Avital's words. There is at least some relief to the recognition.

Maybe that's at least an ending. What next?


m

Hi MarshaV and all,

When I read Avital's statement "Abstract art is nonart" in the link provided 
by Ham, I stopped. I appreciate improvisation and jazz. Recently while 
rehearsing the bass for Bach's Magnificat in D Major, I was having 
difficulty with the pitch so I played the three bass notes on the piano from 
the score. What a shock! It was so beautiful, I was almost in tears. How 
could he know to write those three notes? A code of art?

Joe

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "MarshaV" <marshalz at charter.net>
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Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 10:43 AM
Subject: [MD] ART versus NONART


>
> Greetings,
>
> Re:  Art versus Nonart: Art out of Mind (Contemporary Artists and
> their Critics) (Hardcover) by Tsion Avital, John G. Harries (Translator)
>
> Figurative art is dead.  Modern art is the remnants of that
> death.  Abstract art is nonart.
>
> I've received my copy and restarted reading this extremely
> interesting book.  Inside, I hear myself exclaiming
> "Yes!  Yes!  Yes!   I've known this!"  But what and how did I
> know.  I would not have been able to state it verbally.   Yet there
> is an inner unexpressed feeling of utter frustration acknowledging
> Mr. Avital's words.  There is at least some relief to the recognition.
>
> Maybe that's at least an ending.   What next?
>
>
> m
>
>
>
>
>
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