Dan Wilson on thu 27 jun 96
>In my opinion the evolution of aesthetic theory is quite Darwinian...and
>it has mutated in a direction that may promote its own extinction. I use
>the example of a tree with each fork of the tree a "decision" about the
>nature and character of the expressions created. We now find that
>aesthetic theory (if there is such a thing) is a small twig at the end
>of branch...very far removed from the trunk and easily snapped off.
Athough this idea appeals to me. It does not take into account the
evolution of aesthetic theory developed by "Eastern cultures". The
influence of these ideas on our thinking, especially in the field of
ceramics, has had a profound effect. I like to think of two trees whose
branches are intermingling. I am also optimistic that these are fruit
bearing trees. Whose offspring are, even now, growing beneath the branches
of their parents.
Dan
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