Random convo I had w/ @calebwatney recently: what explains the fact that sculpture hasn't improved as an art in ~500 years, but movies have?
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Replying to @_TamaraWinter @calebwatney
the word "improved" makes me reee tbh
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Replying to @_TamaraWinter
usually when the high renaissance is cited as the apex of visual art the yardstick used is naturalistic idealism
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Replying to @alicemazzy @_TamaraWinter
that is there is clear "improvement" as techniques like scientific perspective are refined
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Replying to @alicemazzy @_TamaraWinter
but this pursuit loses its appeal very quickly and you go from michaelangelo and titian to the mannerists and...
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Replying to @alicemazzy @_TamaraWinter
...caravaggio (easily one of my favs) within a generation
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