before answering the questions i found it slightly amusing how Mitchell states in the begining points number 6,7,8 "Landscape is a medium found in all cultures", "Landscape is a particular historical formation associated with European Imperialism", and "These 5 and 6 don't contradict one another".
There is polemic behind the asthetic of landscape itself and to people who may think it's been overdone and has lost its meaning artisticly or even as any form of expression, considering Mitchell quotes Keneth Clark's Landscape into art "we are surrounded by things we have not made and which have life..for centuries they have inspired us with curiosity and awe...Landscape painting marks the stages in our conception of nature. It's rise and development since the middle ages is part of the cycle in which the human spirit attempted once more to create a harmony with its enviroment." which is a bit confusing considering if people continue to become inspired with nature itself and photographs and paintings among other mediums are still creating types of landscapes because new generations continue to be inspired by nature.
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