I was watching a really interesting show on PBS, How art made the world, it was about how imagery of death has played an interesting role in art.
One of the things that stood out for me was how much time people actually think about it in their lives. They did studies that actually showed that people will spend more time looking at a work of art that depicts death in some form over other images. It was interesting to think about the pyschology behind it, such as: Are we all infatuated with our own mortality? Is that why we like to watch violence so much? How many movies can you think of where someone does not die? Just something to think about. The decorated skulls from Jericho were pretty cool too!
Gabe Says:
July 24th, 2006 at 9:31 pmVisit Gabe
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Dave Says:
July 24th, 2006 at 11:05 pmVisit Dave
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Dave Says:
July 25th, 2006 at 11:04 pmVisit Dave
I set my DVR to record this program. It’s on at 4 AM (4 hours from now!), so I’ll watch tomorrow night. Sounds really interesting. It’s part of a series, apparently, about art making the world. Ars longa, vita brevis, right? I’m seeing a thought trend here …