Roger;

I agree (in part).

The fact that old artworks are preserved by "technicians" to replace flaking
paint or to remove centuries of dirt, does not change the fact that they are
fine examples of artwork.

I do have difficulty defining those technicians as artists, simply because
they helped restore the original pieces of art.

Mark Hill - Harrisburg PA
Zone 6
Bonsai Enthusiast

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From: Internet Bonsai Club ] On Behalf Of
Roger Snipes

snip

If I remember correctly the paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
are (or were) flaking off and deteriorating. They are only still there
because of the intervention of those who have stabilized and restored them.
Does the fact that they were deteriorating mean that these paintings are not
art? I don't think so.

/snip

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Mark,

I agree, I also would not call the technicians who save a deteriorating
painting artists. So, by that definition the "collectors", as referenced in
the discussion on the gallery, who buy a bonsai and merely maintain it would
not necessarily be considered artists. I feel that the person who
originally styled the bonsai is properly called an artist, however.

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)


Roger;

I agree (in part).

The fact that old artworks are preserved by "technicians" to replace
flaking
paint or to remove centuries of dirt, does not change the fact that they
are
fine examples of artwork.

I do have difficulty defining those technicians as artists, simply because
they helped restore the original pieces of art.

Mark Hill - Harrisburg PA
Zone 6
Bonsai Enthusiast

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