In Reply to: Re: hard not to comment art/film without considering sociaty in general...... posted by Victor Khomenko on May 25, 2004 at 06:10:57:
Please forgive me if I put words in your mouth! I was extending the thought of your post's final statement. You said that "anytime art tries to carry political message it fails in the artistic department." Based on that I thought you would consider "Farenheit 911" a failure.Correct me if I am wrong: You do not mind politics in art, per se, just not overtly. You prefer any political comment to be underneath the work, as opposed to being "all over it".
I respectfully disagree with you. "Potemkin" and "Nevsky" have political messages and I personally do not think they are quite so hidden beneath "humanism" or "freedom".
You were silent on Picasso's "Guernica". Perhaps it is the exception that proves the rule?
Thank you for your response. And I agree with you re: comparison of Michael Moore and Sergei Eisenstien. Eisenstien's films WILL be viewed decades after Michael Moore's works are dust. And I say this as a fan of Moore's work. I suspect HE might agree with you too!
Take care and have fun, Victor!
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- Re: hard not to comment art/film without considering sociaty in general...... - Gee LP 11:53:25 05/25/04 (4)
- Re: hard not to comment art/film without considering sociaty in general...... - Victor Khomenko 12:13:48 05/25/04 (3)
- Re: hard not to comment art/film without considering sociaty in general...... - Gee LP 12:56:49 05/25/04 (2)
- Some observations - Victor Khomenko 14:30:34 05/25/04 (0)
- Re: Good and fair post. That makes fun! nt - patrickU 13:25:54 05/25/04 (0)