tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4669806438771308844.post4541401036850231634..comments2023-03-29T23:58:38.605+11:00Comments on Two Bullets: A Rebuttal Rebuttal: Pointless PuppetsTwo Bulletshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09803068303341610795noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4669806438771308844.post-82627605057823308972011-02-01T15:16:29.976+11:002011-02-01T15:16:29.976+11:00I think there is a real problem with this argument...I think there is a real problem with this argument. It sounds to me like you are arguing for form over substance. In my view, art has the capacity to take its subject and transform it into a symbolic representation of something beyond the subject itself. Whether an art work succeeds in doing so is a question of substance. The medium through which this transformation is achieved is not Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17074178882478642510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4669806438771308844.post-81225418901263404662010-12-01T10:06:55.303+11:002010-12-01T10:06:55.303+11:00If those who paint like Caravaggio could get an au...If those who paint like Caravaggio could get an audience to be interested in their work, they would. Art is at the mercy of evolution and skill is not as simplistic as clean brush strokes.martajaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129404607900938328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4669806438771308844.post-61140517765604592392010-11-30T14:48:46.880+11:002010-11-30T14:48:46.880+11:00And if an artist is taking even a moment to learn ...And if an artist is taking even a moment to learn their craft they're going to weighting the bar they set themselves under when they place their art before us, and making avoiding their message of their work impossible.<br /><br />The argument could be raised that if paint sploshing art students or computer aided design students could paint a Caravaggio then they would - so I guess I'm Raging Waves.Of.The.Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05360975165499458764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4669806438771308844.post-90219028562570643602010-11-30T12:30:55.163+11:002010-11-30T12:30:55.163+11:00This comment has been removed by the author.martajaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129404607900938328noreply@blogger.com