Re: Art, math, realism, ascii (Re: PARASITES INSIDE OF VIRUSES?)

In article <325nhq$4c...@ganado.math.arizona.edu> uur...@math.arizona.edu (Steve Uurtamo) writes:
>>> Besides that, I don't believe the purpose of art is to convey precise
>>> intentions.  Jackson Pollack certainly wasn't being very precise when
>>> he splattered paint on a canvas by tossing it through a turbine.  And
>
>Okay, I realize that I am responding to flame bait.  So be it.

Or possibly creating flame bait?

>Jackson Pollock never "by tossing it through a turbine", he did it by hand,
>meticulously, with great effort, and great intent.  To say that he intended
>to "fleece the public out of money" is an affront to the sensibilities of
>even the most boorish of swine.

Pardon this most boorish of swine, but I have a few oinks I'd like to share.
If this Jackson Pollock fellow didn't toss it through a turbine and did 
indeed paint this work by hand, then he's more of a parasite than I thought, 
attempting to validate his claim to art through "great effort, and great
intent". And as long as we're talking about math, realism, ascii, and
parasites, if you do not believe that he intended to "fleece the public
out of money" then you must at least believe that he hoped to get something
for his "great efforts".

>Even the slightest education with regard to art will clear up the nauseating
>distastefulness of your putrid excrescence.

No, the slightest education with regard to art has shown me that people
can come up with the most nauseating, distastful, putrid excrescence and
call it art. 

>I bid you good day, and banish you to a month of art history classes.

Thanks, are you paying?

Toney A. Cassel - ton...@acad.stedwards.edu
(Note that mail sent to the IBM address probably won't make it. My opinions
 should not under any circumstance be confused with those of my employer. Ug.)

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