RE: Has art jumped the shark after WWI?
January 5, 2015 at 12:11 pm
(This post was last modified: January 5, 2015 at 12:17 pm by Alex K.)
(January 5, 2015 at 12:01 pm)thesummerqueen Wrote:(January 5, 2015 at 11:59 am)Alex K Wrote: But aren't there some absolute standards that allow us to say that say, a Bach fugue is a more intricate and complex creation than a more or less harmonically primitive I-IV-V-I pop song? It's not like all music is created equal.
A Bach fugue does not infuse the sheer joy of life in me the way listening to AC/DC's "Shook Me All Night Long" does. So no, it's not created equal, because they weren't created to do the same thing.
For me the effect is reverse, in comparison I get bored by the AC/DC song in 5 seconds. The way you describe your attitude towards music is however exactly how it is with me and films/movies. In that I'd rather hit myself on the toe with a hammer than watch 99.9% of what is considered high art of film making
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
