There's an Aesopian fable of 'The Painting of the Lion'.
The lion complains about a picture showing a man killing a lion and suggests that if a lion had painted it, the result would have been different.
It is all about perspective and authority, is it not?
I am not questioning authority here and it shouldn't be denied when it's true.
However, authority must make itself accountable to the realities of experience.
The 'truth' of any picture often has more to do with the prejudices and predilections of the painter than the 'reality' of the subject.
This complexly mutual relationship must always be duly noted.
The lion complains about a picture showing a man killing a lion and suggests that if a lion had painted it, the result would have been different.
It is all about perspective and authority, is it not?
I am not questioning authority here and it shouldn't be denied when it's true.
However, authority must make itself accountable to the realities of experience.
The 'truth' of any picture often has more to do with the prejudices and predilections of the painter than the 'reality' of the subject.
This complexly mutual relationship must always be duly noted.
