- something's being 'factual' is more convincing when there's a personality behind it
- importance of being correct while being artistic
- archaeology deals with people in their environment: humanity
- paintings feature actors; people not just for scale
- phases of archeology:
- excavation
- report
- reconstruction
- sometimes jargon of reports serves as barrier/"smoke screen"
- archeologist's plans are more helpful with contours
- models, in the end, just look like models
- full-scale replication of site can be cool
- "artist's approach to actuality is far removed from the popular photographic aspect of appearances" (23)
- importance of the surrounding landscape of a site; good for artist to walk around site
- importance of scale: too large is unreal
- prefers "limited color"
- title of work shouldn't include "reconstruction of..."
- sees his work as making a "valuable contribution to the search for truth about the past" (24)
- finally, thanks the "kind" and "helpful" archaeologists he's worked with
Sorrell's paintings:
- gloomier, darker colors
- balances foreground with background, gives a realistic and impressive sense of scale
- brings natural elements of paintings to life: wind-swept trees, gnarled/fallen branches
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