Another useful aspect of this post: I don't at all deny that Shi Tao's works are radical or revolutionary, but what I see, upon casual research, is: Chinese Art. If I had a hundred images, say ten from ten different artists of the period and region, it is possible that Shi Tao's works would be distinctive and I would group them all together, but I am not confident that I would do so. In just such a way, there was something approaching civil war in the Byzantine Empire over, allegedly, some subtle differences (subtle to me, anyway) of theology. How many of our current conflicts are like that?
A brilliant connection across time and distance to another world I would not likely have experienced. Thank you su muych!
Another useful aspect of this post: I don't at all deny that Shi Tao's works are radical or revolutionary, but what I see, upon casual research, is: Chinese Art. If I had a hundred images, say ten from ten different artists of the period and region, it is possible that Shi Tao's works would be distinctive and I would group them all together, but I am not confident that I would do so. In just such a way, there was something approaching civil war in the Byzantine Empire over, allegedly, some subtle differences (subtle to me, anyway) of theology. How many of our current conflicts are like that?