(October 14, 2019 at 4:36 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: When and where did I say they shouldn't share their opinions? Great honk, they can share their opinions from now til the heat death of the universe for all of me.
Boru
I agree.
(October 14, 2019 at 4:39 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Shock and dismay flashed across my features.
I've run into those folks. When pressed they seem to be channeling Stan Lee as the only one who could tell the difference.
Stan Lee be upon you. And also on you.
(October 14, 2019 at 7:26 pm)Alan V Wrote: But that, I think, is exactly how we do judge what is good art. It's a matter of what is popular with the people we most respect, by the criteria they teach us.
Of course we also try to understand why they consider some works to be better art, and many times we agree even while we may disagree about other works.
Personally, I've been studying the fine arts and especially painting for going on fifty years, and I agree with perhaps half of what the experts say is good art. Much of what is called good art I think is nonsense, but still that 50% is a good percentage of agreement considering how diverse the arts are.
Except that works of art that are popular are not always popular because of people naturally liking them. Especially in the world of painting, a lot of what becomes popular has to do with important collectors and critics and what they decide is "quality art."
If you're frightened of dying, and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the Earth.
