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Doug,

LOL! An excellent formulation!

It almost works out, but I think that a true artist does not in any way ignore the rules of his craft. When the rules are broken, they are simultaneously acknowledged. Any omission or deviation from a convention is recognizable as a conscious decision, a statement about the art form, or sometimes about perception itself. The concept of negative space is echoed in the conventions of art. A painting is about what is shown, but it is also about what is left out.

For example, Escher was in many ways a very conventional graphic designer, but by injecting statements about how we perceive three dimensions in two-dimensional art, his works became more than exacting, skilled illustrations, they became immortal works of art.

16-Dec-2002	#55
salix bonsaiTALK Expert Join Date: Sep-2002 Location: Pacific NW Country: USA USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 165	Doug, LOL! An excellent formulation! It almost works out, but I think that a true artist does not in any way ignore the rules of his craft. When the rules are broken, they are simultaneously acknowledged. Any omission or deviation from a convention is recognizable as a conscious decision, a statement about the art form, or sometimes about perception itself. The concept of negative space is echoed in the conventions of art. A painting is about what is shown, but it is also about what is left out. For example, Escher was in many ways a very conventional graphic designer, but by injecting statements about how we perceive three dimensions in two-dimensional art, his works became more than exacting, skilled illustrations, they became immortal works of art.