Finally, for the public, we think that interactive viewing of computer models may eventually have the same impact on the plastic arts that high-quality art books have had on the graphic arts; they give the educated public a level of familiarity with great works of art that was previously possible only by traveling.
It stood to reason that other choreographers would want to do as Robbins did, but none had his familiarity with the larger world of art, so their conceptions were inevitably more modest in scope.
As he puts it: "As soon as the thrust into the extraordinary is parried and captured by the sphere of familiarity and connoisseurship," the work of art has ended and "the art business has begun" (PLT 68/GA5 568/GA5
As a self-described kitsch painter, Oliver prefers to display his art before all audiences, disregarding various levels of education or familiarity with art history.
In the most culturally interconnected time ever, familiarity with the art of the rest of the world, which means exposure to other ideas and values, just makes practical sense: it keeps us in the cosmopolitan loop, makes us full citizens.
It is the aura of sex and stardom -- and familiarity -- that draws the public, said Anne Hollander, who is a historian of art and dress as well as the author of "Seeing Through Clothes" and, most recently, "Feeding the Eye".
Extensive field travel in South Asia, with visits to sites of importance in Southeast Asia, has given her first hand familiarity with the art of the region.
He queries whether familiarity makes us like certain artworks more, and encourages the public to learn to appreciate different forms of art through exploration and open-mindedness.
These items and qualities are characterized by their ubiquitous presence in the daily life of people, regardless of their occupation, lifestyle, economic status, social class, cultural background, and familiarity with art.
That familiarity, the close relationship between screen and reality, led audiences to see Lee's film not so much as a work of art but as an amicus brief in the court of public opinion.
