(April 26, 2016 at 2:41 pm)Crossless1 Wrote:(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.
No sorry, as the the op proves, it does not matter, we can like it all we want, or hate it all we want. I like what I see, yes, but others may not. I seriously would NOT hang many Picasso's or Pollocks on my wall, I could care less what others think they are worth. Art isn't what the artist intends, it is what the viewer values. The artist may have an idea, yes and convey it well to many, and many may like it, but what matters is the viewer likes it.
I've written over 700 poems in almost 30 years. Most of them are probably junk to most. But my personal favorites I have done, are not what I have always had comments on. I've had readers comment on poems I didn't think that were that great, which they did.
There is no explaining it, art is simply what works, and what the viewer likes.
