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Old 10-27-2004, 01:11 PM   #11
tar-ancalime
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Lalwende, you're absolutely right. What I should have said:

The art that hasn't made it to our time has been lost for any number of reasons: fire, water, and carelessness are three that spring to mind. And there is certainly a lot of very good art that hasn't survived, whether for the above reasons or because of the low status and/or oppression of the artists (or for some other reason). In effect, we've often thrown out the baby with the bath water. But I think my main point still stands: even though we've lost so much art, good and bad, what remains tends to be good art.

EDIT: Having just read Fordim's post, I stand corrected. It's a shame--it was a nice crackpot theory.
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Last edited by tar-ancalime; 10-27-2004 at 01:15 PM. Reason: cross-posting with Fordim
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