Rick Stowell

Reply to Modern Art: Fact or Fiction? in Art JoeUser Forums

Nonsense. Nothing has changed. The beauty and sophistication, of Venice, for instance, is hindsight. Venice was the Las Vegas of its day (see Robert Venturi, "Learning from Las Vegas"). It was disposable, glitzy, meant for show. Warhol would have loved it, like he loved Vegas and mass-produced cookie jars. Art is an expression of its time, and once in a cliched blue moon, it transcends its time and becomes a masterwork. The Winged Victory of Samothrace is no more nor less important than Re

Language is a Virus in Welcome JoeUser Forums

There is NO Flu Shot that will help. No preventative measure. Language is a Virus . Welcome to 2004 and Virus 101, a course that will take you into the depths of language. You will not become immune to the literature. You will absorb it. It will absorb you. You will use it. It will use you. Whether you receive a grade for your work that works for you, is up to you and your use of the Virus, of the language, of the literature, of English. Get ready to wo