(April 26, 2016 at 2:23 pm)Brian37 Wrote: Art is what works, and as much as we think it is about detail, it isn't, all the detail in the world does not mean shit if the message is lost. Art is literally in the eye. It is not a battle between styles or simplicity or detail, it literally is simply what the viewer likes.
That gives too much power to the consumer of art, in my opinion. I think the value or 'success' of a work of art is how nearly it captures the artist's intention/vision, whether anyone else gets it or not.