A Conversation for Art History 101: Seriously?
Philistine? Sticks and stones may break my bones....
paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Started conversation Aug 1, 2020
Well, Picasso's rendition of a goat is still recognizable as a goat. He did a portrait of Gertrude Stein that was not too far from what Gertrude really looked like.
I'm not saying that I dislike the artwork that is called a "Flamingo." Nor do I care whether anyone thinks I'm a Philistine. Nebuchadnezzar exiled the Philistines to Mesopotamia in 604 B.C.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7D9BZ-sAVs
(This is a tremendously interesting attempt for musicians to perform a large-scale work while observing social distancing. I am awestruck at what they have accomplished.
So, I could not be a Philisitne, as they have been dead more than 2,000 years. 
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