Thursday, June 25, 2009

Tom Wolfe's "The Painted Word" is AWESOME!

Flatness is the Word and the Word was God! This chapter 4 in his book
has changed the way I view painting. I understand now (in a realistic
sense) how "-ism" related art works. It's truely amazing how this book
breaks down the art world of painting and hell the art world period.
It's great. And the way he ends the book with the reader thinking
about being in Plato's cave sets the wonderful stage for Susan
Sontag's views and comments on photography.

In my opinion, photography is the new painting. And honestly
photography is flatness glorified... if you like cultureburg that
is. :-)

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