at art school is a deeply conservative and reactionary position. Arguments
in favour of life drawing usually fall into
one of two camps (or
sometimes both). I am utterly unconvinced by both.
The first, and weaker, argument contends that it is necessary to learn the rules before you can break them. This 404 Not Found
is an authoritarian position
Der Clapham Strassenbahn When very young, and when
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train spotting, I was a keen bus spotter. It was
an
ideal apprenticeship for a fledgeling art historian. It involved identifying, sometimes at a considerable distance (through rain),
the beautifully crafted, hand-built models, of which there were many different marques and specifications. Every 404 Not Found
town corporation in the county had its own
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provocations about art that you can. For example: 404 Not Found
there is no such thing as
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a pure work
of art; artists are unusually ill-informed; there is no market reward for good art; government subsidies make artists poor. Both defensive supporters
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of state funding and critical traditionalists will be muttering
that art should not be viewed
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