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Jackson6612 Posted 15 years ago
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Aesthetic distance: the frame of reference that an artist creates by the use of technical devices
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Wouldn't an artist use 'artistic devices' instead of "technical devices"? What do you think? Please let me know. Thank you.
aesthetic distance
the frame of reference that an artist creates by the use of technical devices in and around the work of art to differentiate it psychologically from reality
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Wouldn't an artist use 'artistic devices' instead of "technical devices"? What do you think? Please let me know. Thank you.
aesthetic distance
the frame of reference that an artist creates by the use of technical devices in and around the work of art to differentiate it psychologically from reality
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
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Perhaps if you had a complete description of one of these devices, you could see how the adjective "technical" applies. Some artists use welding in creating a piece. Although this has nothing to do with "aesthetic distance," it's clearly a technical device.
- Perhaps if you had a complete description of one of these devices, you could see how the adjective "technical" applies.
- Some artists use welding in creating a piece.
- Although this has nothing to do with "aesthetic distance," it's clearly a technical device.
- I suppose you can argue that anything used by an artist is artistic rather than technical, but I believe you'd lose that argument.
- You'd have to come up with some examples in order to decide to what extent the technical nature of the "device" intrudes on the completed work of art.
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Perhaps if you had a complete description of one of these devices, you could see how the adjective "technical" applies.
Some artists use welding in creating a piece. Although this has nothing to do with "aesthetic distance," it's clearly a technical device.
I suppose you can argue that anything used by an artist is artistic rather than technical, but I believe you'
Some artists use welding in creating a piece. Although this has nothing to do with "aesthetic distance," it's clearly a technical device.
I suppose you can argue that anything used by an artist is artistic rather than technical, but I believe you'
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