I don't disagree! I agree with you. I mean, I agree with the OP. I'm not sure you get the full implications of what you've posted. It's not as if people saying Picasso is awesome stops you disliking Picassos, does it?
define what ART is, rubarbb.
McDuff, you still haven't told me what is ART as defined by society. The fact that I am lacking in ART appreciation because I cannot see Picasso as a great artist seems bloody cheek to me.
The fact that the majority of the British public were not happy to see money spent on half a dead cow as ART is not seen democratically as: It
is their money, they have a right to say. No it was seen as: Well, they are ignorant peasnats who don't know about ART.
Rob: come on, define ART and stop enjoying your fight with SOKAL.
Why do you seem to think that society, i.e. art experts, can define ART even though the general public say That's not ART.
We get it in the writing world. Some writers are held up as greats and others are not. Personal preference doesn't seem to be allowed. Some idiot in a University Lit department claims that XYZ is the new great English language novelist and we are all supposed to agree. I am always amazed that other Universities then join in. Readers vote with their pockets and don't buy the great writer's works yet we are still told XYZ is the new great English language novelist. Sigh!
Well, I didn't tell you that. I think that Picasso was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century and that can be one measure of greatness. On the other hand if you don't like his work you don't like his work. I don't care. I'd far rather you paid attention to art that you liked rather than tried to force yourself to like Guernica.McDuff, you still haven't told me what is ART as defined by society. The fact that I am lacking in ART appreciation because I cannot see Picasso as a great artist seems bloody cheek to me.
define what ART is, rubarbb.
Hello, I will define what art is im my mind. There are many types of art, writing being one of them. I prefer to paint as well as write. I create something from nothing that evokes a feeling or sends you on a mind trip. Something you can look at and say "wow, I really like that". Not all people will like my art (which doesn't bother me as I can't please everyone) and that is fine. I still evoked a feeling even if it is of unpleasure. As they say, art is in the eye... Question: Do you not appreciate art? rubarbb
I think that people here are having a difficult time separating "art" from "stuff I like." A bad painting is still art. Novels you dislike are still art. A play you find tedious is still art.
there seems to be, in most Western societies, some definition of ART. So who came up with it an dwhat is it?
In a culture that is supposed to value individual freedom why are we not free to make assessments for ourselves?