Lynn,
Good observations, I hadn't really thought about plays, musical
compositions, etc. that get changed and interpreted. I guess in my mind I
associate bonsai more with a painting or sculpture -- something that is the
same each time one looks at it, as opposed to a musical score or a play that
can change with the interpretation of the performers.
I know, of course, that a bonsai is anything but static and unchanging, but
when a bonsai is well maintained in the original style it gives that
impression to a certain extent.
I realize that when a bonsai becomes part of a public collection,
maintaining it in the original design may at times be difficult, especially
when unforeseen events happen -- the death of a major branch for instance --
which require a restyle to deal with the results of the event. But it is my
opinion that the curator should try, as much as possible, to stay with the
original design.
I too would be interested to hear what Chris may have to say on this.
Regards,
Roger Snipes
Spokane, WA Zone 5, or maybe Zone 6.
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it, misdiagnosing it,
and then misapplying the wrong remedies. Groucho Marx (1895-1977)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lynn Boyd"
There is a lot in the arts of changes from the original, each time
a necessary or a natural part of the whole, so I really wonder how Bonsai
stacks up with it.
I mean changes such as in plays where the playwriter's words stay
exact, but the action of a character can make them imply different
content.
Still, it holds together.
Same in music, the quality of the original might alter from
orchestra to orchestra. I am not sure of that, but I think it is
happening.
There are renovations of old paintings that are on the second
renovation with more advanced techniques found to be "less" than the
original and then claimed to be returned to their original more closely,
some of those recently.
I am inclined to think paintings or photographs would be harder to
withstand some alteration for any reason other than loss of some original
part altogether.
Somehow someone must have had a reasonable solution for bonsai,
since it could be that a restyle was necessary in some instances.
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