rlr@pyuxn.UUCP (Rich Rosen) (05/02/84)
> Rich Rosen's comment - > "P.S. About that minimalism discussion re John Cage. Cage is one of > the biggest artistic charlatans of our age, who has made the resulting > sensual result of the artist's work less important than the "artist's > conception and ideas". Utter poppycock!! There, more discussion of > classical music!! (Well, of a supposed classical musician, anyway...)" > > My response - > My understanding of Cage's work, leads me to believe that you have > things backwards. By using chance procedures (flipping coins, using > the imperfections on the paper, consulting the I CHING), Cage assures > that NONE of his ideas, conceptions, emotions, etc. come through. The > result is pure SOUND - devoid of both expressive and intellectual > manipulation. [MALIK] Pure sound is what comes from natural circumstances. If you want pure sound devoid of "human" expressive and intellectual manipulation, go to a game preserve. Art is by its very nature the expressive and intellectual manipulation of sensory media BY HUMAN BEINGS. It is not a part of what some would call "the natural order of things", it is an expressive attempt to create a new order of things. To choose to negate human intervention is to negate art itself. -- "Submitted for your approval..." Rich Rosen pyuxn!rlr