It's a loose definition, yes. And definitely includes a lot of things that I actually loathe. But that I loathe something does not mean that it is not art. After all, I happen to loathe quite a lot of styles of painting in general, much less in the specific.
And still most people would agree that that I -- or anyone else -- might loathe them, or fail to respect the artist or the end product, paintings are still Art.
A very great other number of mediums, though, don't have that underlying respect, that acknowledgement of the basic artistic nature. In many cases, people's lack of respect for the artist or end product means they cannot bring themselves to acknowledge the medium itself as an artistic one.
(Do I think all television is fine and wondrous art? Hahahahaaa, um, no. I give you: Barney and Friends. But low art, if you will? Yeah. Television production is a complex and an art: a vision is brought to life. That I've no respect for the vision brought to life does not mean I've no respect for the craft that brought it to life.)
(Sorry for the repost, I used the wrong account. *wry*)
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Date: 2009-09-10 07:26 pm (UTC)It's a loose definition, yes. And definitely includes a lot of things that I actually loathe. But that I loathe something does not mean that it is not art. After all, I happen to loathe quite a lot of styles of painting in general, much less in the specific.
And still most people would agree that that I -- or anyone else -- might loathe them, or fail to respect the artist or the end product, paintings are still Art.
A very great other number of mediums, though, don't have that underlying respect, that acknowledgement of the basic artistic nature. In many cases, people's lack of respect for the artist or end product means they cannot bring themselves to acknowledge the medium itself as an artistic one.
(Do I think all television is fine and wondrous art? Hahahahaaa, um, no. I give you: Barney and Friends. But low art, if you will? Yeah. Television production is a complex and an art: a vision is brought to life. That I've no respect for the vision brought to life does not mean I've no respect for the craft that brought it to life.)
(Sorry for the repost, I used the wrong account. *wry*)