Rebecca Tamas

A collection of essays published in 2020, where I unfortunately was annoyed by the author’s approach, after an initial discussion of a concept, of making an assertion as if it was fact, rather than a point of view or assumption. This approach, which I found strident, undermined the arguments made in many of her essays for me.

For example the essay “On Greenness” which discusses the Green Man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Man and the artwork of Ana Mendieta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ana_Mendieta, with no illustrations. I find this essay frustrating as Tamas is seeking to link the Green Man and some artworks of Ana Mendieta, but cites no connection other than the visual similarities, as she perceives them. There may be a relationship, or there may not, but Tamas provides insufficient detail.
The only essay with which I had an interest, rather than an antagonistic reaction, was the final essay, “On Mystery”, but this is more a collection of thoughts, rather than an ordered argument or discussion.… (mere)