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Is 'art' in the eye of the beholder?

Posted - February 2, 2022
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  • 17592
    That's an interesting question.  Are you taking an art class?
      February 2, 2022 9:16 PM MST
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  • 10052
    No, but I like that idea! 
      February 2, 2022 9:19 PM MST
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  • 17592
    I loved both Art Appreciation and Art History.  My professor was a well-known regional artist and he was a fabulous teacher.  We spent a whole class trying to answer the question, "What makes art art?"  That is basically the same as your question.  To be honest, I still don't have a great answer for it.....and I've thought about it a lot over the years since I was in school. 
      February 3, 2022 5:47 PM MST
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  • 10052
    My feeling is that it's mostly about feelings. That might not make sense to anyone else, but I don't really know how to explain it better than that. 
      February 4, 2022 4:26 AM MST
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  • 17592
    I think that is the right road.  It elicits some type of emotional response when you see or hear it.  There is also messaging.  It's definitely a subject that makes me think.  :)
      February 4, 2022 11:49 AM MST
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  • 19937
    I believe art is in the eye of the beholder.  Otherwise, why would some of the art created today fetch such high prices.  One example is Andy Warhol's painting of a Small Torn Campbell's Soup Can (Pepper Pot) has fetched $11.8 million.  

    Onement VI – $43.84 Million

    Here are some paintings sold for millions and you actually don't understand why.Onement VI it’s an art painting by Barnett Newman.
    Want to see more "art" that was purchased for millions?  https://www.iloboyou.com/ridiculous-paintings-sold-for-millions/
      February 2, 2022 9:42 PM MST
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  • 44601
    People will buy anything.
      February 3, 2022 9:11 AM MST
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  • 19937
    People with money will buy anything.
      February 3, 2022 9:35 AM MST
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  • 44601
    Ah, yes.
      February 3, 2022 9:36 AM MST
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  • 53502

     

      I have some extremely poor relatives who frequently prove that to be case-by-case. One of them whines whined, moaned, and complained about being two months behind on her rent and facing late fees also. She said she had no money whatsoever, not even enough for food. I didn’t have enough to take care of all of it, but I helped her out with $500, she said as soon as the office opened the next morning, she’d go straight there and pay what she could. Then she asked me for a ride to the local Goodwill store where she proceeded to spend $25 of the money that I had given her on trinkets, bric-a-brac and doodads to adorn her apartment. She didn’t even bat an eye about the incongruity, and I just bit my tongue. 


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    This post was edited by Randy D at November 6, 2022 8:52 PM MST
      November 6, 2022 8:35 PM MST
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  • 13277
    Duh. People without money can hardly buy anything.
      November 6, 2022 8:51 PM MST
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  • 10052
    Pretty amazing, isn't it? 

    I do like the blue squares a lot. I'd like it better if there were some seeded dandelions scattered in them, though. And maybe a couple of butterflies. 

    :)
      February 4, 2022 4:30 AM MST
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  • 19937
    Agreed.  For some strange reason, I believe "art" should be of some object or person or landscape.  Pretty much anyone can put blue paint on a canvas - no special talent needed.
      February 4, 2022 8:35 AM MST
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  • 2999
    Yes, it is. 
      February 3, 2022 1:06 AM MST
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  • 1953
    I definitely think so, I don't get Jackson Pollock. I'd rather look at a Vermeer or Rembrandt any day. 
      February 3, 2022 3:39 AM MST
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  • 10052
    I concur! 
      February 4, 2022 4:31 AM MST
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  • 13395
    Sure it is! Some of my most favorite works to behold are those 3D paintings artists do on the pavement of a street that makes it look like a huge gaping hole is there.
      February 3, 2022 7:44 AM MST
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  • 44601
    Those are effing awesome.
      February 3, 2022 9:11 AM MST
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  • 10052
    The reactions of cats and dogs to such installments are great! 

    I see more art in nature than in any museum, but that's just me. :)
      February 4, 2022 4:33 AM MST
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  • 44601
    Yes.
      February 3, 2022 9:13 AM MST
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  • 6023
    Yes ... and in the wallet of the buyer.
      February 4, 2022 1:19 PM MST
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  • 3719
    Oh,it's all very much a matter of taste, but I once recall the art-critic Brian Sewell - he of the plummy accent so refeened it was almost self-parody -  dismiss some painting or other as, "Yes, it's a nice picture, but of course, it's not art!"

    The most rarefied of the high-price art world seem to be quite upset when someone outside their circles says "My four-year-old could do better" and suchlike, but they miss the point that we ordinary mortals might or might not like the subject, but can see and appreciate evident technical skill as well as obvious imagination.
      February 10, 2022 4:27 PM MST
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  • 10052
    It is very much like appreciation for music that I don't care to hear but can acknowledge the gifts and talents involved. 

    Sorry for the delayed response. The notification system here is flawed, with the automatic unchecking of the 'send me notifications' box after some time. And I also sometimes miss things, even if notified. I'm looking into hiring an AM assistant, but we'll likely be in contract negotiations for some time. 


      June 4, 2022 9:05 AM MDT
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  • 3719
    No problem!

    I don't receive any automatic alerts and tend to come on here rather irregularly.

    Yes - music is a very good example.
      June 4, 2022 3:58 PM MDT
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