Monday, October 30, 2006

EXTRA-CREDIT: "The Perfect Body" (UPDATED!)

For a bit of extra-credit, either post a comment that compares and contrasts the argument regarding the Greek ideal body presented here and that in the "How Art Made the World" video. Which do you find more convincing, and why??

Or, alternatively, you can post a comment after your visit to the MFA which takes into consideration the art objects there in your evaluation of Nigel Spivey's "More Human than Human" argument that some non-realistic depictions of the human body are essentially the products of hardwired neurobiology, while others are not but are rather the products of cultural values which overrule the biological tendency. You already know that I personally think he lays his argument on a bit stronger than it warrants, but that's just me, and you certainly don't have to buy what I say! :-) What do you think, and why??

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