I had considered that, but still detected — perhaps incorrectly — a whiff of implied denigration in the choice of what to say about Ruskin and how to say it. M

I had considered that, but still detected — perhaps incorrectly — a whiff of implied denigration in the choice of what to say about Ruskin and how to say it. My comment was an attempt to establish a neutral balance by linking to an argument in favor of the wrong side. If anyone has a good argument for the right side — for why abstraction rules and traditional drawing, painting, and sculpting skills are worthless — I would love to read it. Hopefully, it amounts to more than “because we have photography now”. I may disagree with what I perceived as the tenor of the original comment, but I saw no reason to downvote it. I see no reason why mine should have been downvoted, either.