Tag Archives: Mary D. Sheriff

EYE CANDY FOR THE RULING CLASS: “Les Caresses Dangereuses”

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Dave

“Later, during the Renaissance, the mad were displayed in cages set up in the streets, or were visible through the bars on the windows of their cells in the as yet unreformed asylums. In fact, up until the early nineteenth century, Foucault tells us, … Continue reading →

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IMPOSSIBLE WORLD: DISILLUSIONED SOULS AS A REFRAMED VALUE

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Dave

Jean Antoine Watteau( 1684-1721) was thirty-three when he painted “Embarkation” . Two years later in 1719 he went to London to sonsult Dr. Richard mead, the queen’s physician, and was there subjected to such treatment as the best medical knowledge … Continue reading →

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WATTEAU:EMBEDDED LANGUAGE AS AN ART OF LIVING

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Dave

There is always two contradictory dimensions which Watteau’s paintings contain. On the one hand there is melancholy pleasure signifying sadness, the metaphysics of pleasure; on the other hand, a libertine pleasure without any metaphysical meaning, pleasure which signifies only itself: … Continue reading →

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