Elwell
November 9th, 2008, 10:06 PM
So, I was browsing around the non-political sections of the Huffington Post (things have slowed waaay down there the past few days), when what should catch my eye but an interview with Marshall Arisman (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vickie-karp/third-screen-marshall-ari_b_140561.html).
An excerpt:Third Screen: How should we regard violence in paintings?
Arisman: Horrific events captured in a photograph are not the same as when an artist paints them. This has something to do with how we perceive time. The photograph represents a split second. The paintings takes longer to complete. We look at photographs, not the photographer. We look at a painting and wonder why someone painted it.
And for those who aren't familiar: Marshall's site (http://www.marshallarisman.com/)
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An excerpt:Third Screen: How should we regard violence in paintings?
Arisman: Horrific events captured in a photograph are not the same as when an artist paints them. This has something to do with how we perceive time. The photograph represents a split second. The paintings takes longer to complete. We look at photographs, not the photographer. We look at a painting and wonder why someone painted it.
And for those who aren't familiar: Marshall's site (http://www.marshallarisman.com/)
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