tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post5731963640577409074..comments2024-03-28T15:58:56.369-04:00Comments on Face to Face: Aesthetics and our evolutionary historyagnostichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-89314869784533156052009-08-05T15:58:15.412-04:002009-08-05T15:58:15.412-04:00Yes, some of the interpretations of the Komar and ...Yes, some of the interpretations of the Komar and Melamid data were suspect, but the good thing is that all the raw data are there for the numbers people to mine for real patterns.<br /><br /><i>Does Dutton present a viable evolutionary explanation for the "critic's" changing artistic taste? </i><br /><br />No, that's more of a "sociology of academia" question, although he does provide a summary of what the historical trend has been (i.e. toward more abstraction in painting, toward social constructionism in criticism, and so on).<br /><br />Instead, the book uses an evolutionary framework to inform the aesthetic debates themselves -- do the artist's intentions matter when we judge art, or does it matter if it was forged, etc.?agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-71939084563973059492009-08-05T12:41:09.065-04:002009-08-05T12:41:09.065-04:00Does Dutton present a viable evolutionary explanat...Does Dutton present a viable evolutionary explanation for the "critic's" changing artistic taste? The contemporary art community seems to still love the "splotches on canvas" stuff while regular folk like me prefer the more traditional stuff that requires incredible skill.Lover of Wisdomhttp://carrefoursagesse.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-47347699180707496992009-08-05T03:42:53.568-04:002009-08-05T03:42:53.568-04:00Very insightful review. Many thanks for it. Actual...Very insightful review. Many thanks for it. Actually, I've done an analysis of some of the tables at the back of Komar and Melamid. They don't stand up very well to careful evaluation. You can find my account here:<br /><br />http://denisdutton.com/most_wanted.htm<br /><br />With best wishes,<br /><br />Denis DuttonDenis Duttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02123065737754138152noreply@blogger.com