Christian fanatics destroyed or ignored a great deal of the learning of classical antiquity. Arab scholars preserved it. China has 5 000 years of recorded history; the English language in its present form is barely 400 years old, and I imagine that few if any of these bold right-wing cultural warriors could read Chaucer, never mind Beowulf.
I'd seen the classical sculpture posts on Facebook and marvelled at the skill of bygone sculptors, but it never dawned on me that it was tied up with white supremacists.
We all know Jesus was white with golden flowing locks!
So Trump Tower is a beautiful building?
Two comments from artists "it's the I don't know much about art but I know what I like brigade" and "Joe public likes a likeness" I'm afraid people like to be safe, those that claim to like the arts are are stuck in a time warp, they claim to like certain composers often Wagner and artists that most people are aware of so they can so feel safe.
Art is evolving, artist's like to experiment with form, light colour and sound, they always have and hopefully always will, not copy a style of centuries ago although such art can be appreciated, along with this so can the art of native Australians, Africans etc. and music from around the world There are western classical musicians collaborating with those from other cultures to produce some excellent music and we have Jazz with it's African roots.
I for one can't stand "Last night of the proms" it's not fun, it's jingoistic self indulgence from a nation that can't grasp that Britain is a declining nation destroyed by the very people who claim to love it most, those that "want their country" back but have amnesia about the cultures and peoples the empire enslaved, colonised and destroyed.
Christian fanatics destroyed or ignored a great deal of the learning of classical antiquity. Arab scholars preserved it. China has 5 000 years of recorded history; the English language in its present form is barely 400 years old, and I imagine that few if any of these bold right-wing cultural warriors could read Chaucer, never mind Beowulf.
That was an eye-opener!
I'd seen the classical sculpture posts on Facebook and marvelled at the skill of bygone sculptors, but it never dawned on me that it was tied up with white supremacists.
Thank you for opening my eyes.
We all know Jesus was white with golden flowing locks!
So Trump Tower is a beautiful building?
Two comments from artists "it's the I don't know much about art but I know what I like brigade" and "Joe public likes a likeness" I'm afraid people like to be safe, those that claim to like the arts are are stuck in a time warp, they claim to like certain composers often Wagner and artists that most people are aware of so they can so feel safe.
Art is evolving, artist's like to experiment with form, light colour and sound, they always have and hopefully always will, not copy a style of centuries ago although such art can be appreciated, along with this so can the art of native Australians, Africans etc. and music from around the world There are western classical musicians collaborating with those from other cultures to produce some excellent music and we have Jazz with it's African roots.
I for one can't stand "Last night of the proms" it's not fun, it's jingoistic self indulgence from a nation that can't grasp that Britain is a declining nation destroyed by the very people who claim to love it most, those that "want their country" back but have amnesia about the cultures and peoples the empire enslaved, colonised and destroyed.
The Greeks themselves thought that their view of proportion was derived from Egypt. Read a bit more?