tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794078113282586649.post6458721426764497378..comments2011-12-01T08:24:37.679-05:00Comments on d i a p s a l m a t a: Acosta's Cubist WoodcutsWhitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01064261761562860891noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794078113282586649.post-36050855197273709622011-07-20T19:58:17.834-04:002011-07-20T19:58:17.834-04:00don't know enough to make contemporary compari...don't know enough to make contemporary comparisons, but the geometry seems to emphasize structure, to exclusion of other qualities. one senses that Acosta actually counted those seeds, too. cubism to me is a "look," but also an analytical strategy, which IMHO is what's at work here.John McVeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14481670714832899230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794078113282586649.post-61298712370709228632011-07-20T15:41:34.376-04:002011-07-20T15:41:34.376-04:00living forms as geometry -- these strike me as unu...living forms as geometry -- these strike me as unusual woodcuts for sixteenth-century Europe!Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01064261761562860891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794078113282586649.post-54482697519839723252011-07-17T09:19:25.790-04:002011-07-17T09:19:25.790-04:00cubist, as in analytical, yes.cubist, as in analytical, yes.John McVeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14481670714832899230noreply@blogger.com