Your Thoughts On Art

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

No one has yet been able to adequately explain to me why I should acquire an artistic taste that I don't already have.

Boru

Here's an analogy: 

If someone said to me, "I like the neighborhood where I live; I never need to see another one," that would be fine. It's not like he's evil or anything. 

But I'm glad I've seen Coyoacan and Venice, and I hope to see Istanbul one day. 

These are different experiences that add to our enjoyment. But if you don't enjoy them, then don't do it.

Again, have experiences isn't the same as acquiring tastes.  Give you an example:  I have listened to country music.  I don't like it. THAT'S the experience.  Acquiring a taste for it would require something like listening to it until it grows on me.  Not doing that, I don't see the point.

Venice IS lovely, isn't it?  But suppose you went there and hated it - absolutely, thoroughly despised the place.  Would you keep going back until you learned to love it?

Boru