Paragone Discussion;

As a group we agreed that in many ways Leonardo's argument holds merit, being that painting often utilizes complex color and lighting schemes, but it is not flawless. Painters as well all know can get just as dirty as sculptors, having said that sculpting doesn't necessarily involve the monotonous chisel chipping of marble as described by Leonardo's Paragone. But these are unimportant, in ones perspective no artwork or style thereof can be considered superior, one could argue its difficulty or complexity, but this is not a determining factor.

Representing textures, form, style, on canvas or on stone, is no different, yes there are unique factors to each but neither requires vaster knowledge or a more skilled artist. The group entirely agreed that representing three-dimensional forms in two-dimensions is in theory more complex than sculpting. But that is like star gazing through your front door peep hole, you are not getting the whole picture.

The Paragone was a very thought provoking dialog, although a seemingly simple if not elementary topic, there is much to be said in ones reasoning. After this discussion and the previous assignment, I and my group members have learned, that when evaluating or interpreting art, the medium or style is about as meaningless as the creator in how it interacts with the viewer. With such a conclusion one makes it hard to advocate one form over another. Leonardo is not wrong in his argument, he just isn't entirely right.

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