What an insightful comparison! Loved this part in particular:
"In the face of a grim historical moment, the Pre-Raphaelites also protested. Yet, their protests emerged from a radically alternative metaphysical outlook. Their conception of the world’s brokenness was underpinned by their belief in beauty, goodness, and truth. The fact that society dishonestly and malevolently leveraged such ideals spoke to their abiding presence. The ugly did not testify to an underlying ugliness but to a perverted beauty."
What an insightful comparison! Loved this part in particular:
"In the face of a grim historical moment, the Pre-Raphaelites also protested. Yet, their protests emerged from a radically alternative metaphysical outlook. Their conception of the world’s brokenness was underpinned by their belief in beauty, goodness, and truth. The fact that society dishonestly and malevolently leveraged such ideals spoke to their abiding presence. The ugly did not testify to an underlying ugliness but to a perverted beauty."
Fascinating—I had heard of dadaism, but not the pre-raphaelites! Thanks for exposing me to something new to explore.