Word: againstness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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In free-swinging essays on the philosophy of art, Schapiro finds that modern artists have rebelled against the use of noble images--religious scenes, Greek myths--as the artistic ideal. They substitute for it a new "pure art" that "derives its effects from elements peculiar to itself," not from the...
In the shortest of his essays, "On the Humanity of Abstract Painting," Schapiro defends modern art against the charge of inhumanity. He asserts that humanity in art "is not confined to the image of man. Man shows himself too in his relations to the surroundings, in his artifacts, and in...
Schapiro points to Cezanne, who, "in rendering the simplest objects bare of ideal meaning..." demonstrates the power of a creative mind. "The humanity of art," Schapiro tells us, "lies in the artist and not simply in what he represents..." He continues, "the charge of inhumanity brought against painting springs from...
Missing two of their top forwards for most of a game against Boston University (B.U). New England's second-ranked team, the Harvard men's soccer team might have been expected to wilt yesterday at the Business School.
The Crimson's Kelly Gately, St. Louis and Cecile Scoon all notched goals against the Tigers. Debbie Ching, who was totally frustrated by Harvard's Laura Mayer in the tournament final, scored the lone goal in Brown's second round match.