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Originally Posted by Peter Dransfield
. . . I pretty much gave up Art . . . .
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The points of view of those who "do" as opposed to those who theorize will always be divergent
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Originally Posted by Peter Dransfield
. . . I don't allow my private experiences to colour my view of Art History . . .
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That is not apparent from your comments in this forum . . . but I don't mean that combatively. How indeed can anyone's private experiences be summarily divorced from the formation of their view of "facts" gathered in the attainment of knowledge?
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Originally Posted by Peter Dransfield
. . . rewriting history as I believe Art Renewal are trying to do in particular by dishonest quote mining (the Degas/Monet quote for example) . . .
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ARC has a rather transparent agenda, one which is enthusiastically promoted. Would you deny them the right to appropriate quotes out of context while arguing similarly yourself?
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. . . his allegorical works are real fingers down the throat jobs as Degas and Monet made clear.
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Unless you have had the benefit of conversing with them (at length) on thesubject, the cross-examination objects on the grounds that this is "speculation".
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