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Fearless_Hyena · 11-30-2003, 02:09 AM

after thinking about this for a while, it occurred to me that maybe we've been talking about (at least) two different kinds of art -- art which is stunning to the senses (like great visual art), and art that's stunning to the mind. does anyone follow me?

you can look at a painting, and just be amazed at the art in it's form. or listen to a tune and think wow that's incredible. or you could consider the blue painting, or listen to 4'33", and think about the effect it has on its audience. while all good art in any form usually has a profound effect on its audience anyway, it seems to me that there's a kind of art that focuses more on the audience, than the actual work of art itself...

11-30-2003, 02:09 AM	#95 (permalink)
Fearless_Hyena Hello, good evening, and bollocks. Location: near DC	after thinking about this for a while, it occurred to me that maybe we've been talking about (at least) two different kinds of art -- art which is stunning to the senses (like great visual art), and art that's stunning to the mind. does anyone follow me? you can look at a painting, and just be amazed at the art in it's form. or listen to a tune and think wow that's incredible. or you could consider the blue painting, or listen to 4'33", and think about the effect it has on its audience. while all good art in any form usually has a profound effect on its audience anyway, it seems to me that there's a kind of art that focuses more on the audience, than the actual work of art itself... Last edited by Fearless_Hyena; 11-30-2003 at 02:13 AM..