tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856486891729726748.post7443889904097525911..comments2023-09-15T12:50:23.276+01:00Comments on sightlines: A question of colouringrid newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04661606991014236125noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856486891729726748.post-53021895827887592572013-01-04T21:17:26.154+00:002013-01-04T21:17:26.154+00:00Re Pater: I think what he meant is not that music ...Re Pater: I think what he meant is not that music is the highest form of art, but that music is the most abstract of all forms (or was at the time he was writing: he died in 1894, before abstraction had really hit painting in a big way.) So music could be discussed purely in reference to its intrinsics, and not be saddled with extrinsic baggage such as "meaning." He was also very interested in subjective responses to art, and a lot of his writing is about the process of response to art.<br /><br />To push musical analogies a bit further, Saul Leiter seems like Debussy, and Meyrowitz like Bach.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635411251107924645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856486891729726748.post-43139415985491263802012-12-08T09:49:45.855+00:002012-12-08T09:49:45.855+00:00A beautiful selection of photographs. Must try to...A beautiful selection of photographs. Must try to fit the exhibition into the January diary.<br />Annette Dall'Oglionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856486891729726748.post-13685925075333955132012-12-07T23:49:35.475+00:002012-12-07T23:49:35.475+00:00It's well worth a visit. Francis Hodgson has a...It's well worth a visit. Francis Hodgson has always got an interesting slant on whatever topic he is reviewing. I fear my education is sadly lacking as I'm not familiar with Pater! Are you saying that music is the highest form of art?ingrid newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04661606991014236125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856486891729726748.post-9358773948881758172012-12-07T13:50:22.010+00:002012-12-07T13:50:22.010+00:00Interesting review--you've motivated me to go ...Interesting review--you've motivated me to go this week. The Hodgson article was a good find, too: reminded me of Pater's idea that "All art constantly aspires towards the condition of music."Hugh Lookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219137301934284783noreply@blogger.com