Einstein exposed.
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There's shades between those two extremes that make this a beautiful adventure. For example if you knew nothing of art would you consider this Jackson Pollock and this Vincent Van Gogh expressing the same depth of emotion? or as it appears to me is it completely subjective to each person what moves them? I don't know what infinitely simple or infinitely complex means because infinite is a word used to describe something literally beyond our comprehension.
Exactly. Life is beyond our comprehension. Art reaches for that transcendental state, to the eternal divine dimension, and it always fails (but good art fails beautifully). Yet that's what makes it human and relatable.
I don't think art's purpose is the expression of deep emotions, or at least that's not what makes art good in my aesthetics. As for Pollock, I find his art meaningless and degenerate and since we're in a conspiracy sub it'd be appropriate to point out he was heavily promoted by the CIA exactly for that reason (culture creation/subversion). Van Gogh is cool.
Interesting, I completely disagree. Who am I to judge whether someone's art fails to convey whatever message or feeling the artist intended? If you and I watch the same movie (The Usual Suspects) will you and I notice the same things or identify with the same characters? Isn't that the failure of whoever is "judging" the art? Isn't it actually just a mirror with a unique tinge?
I meant it fails achieving absolute perfection, just because humans are not perfect like God is. That doesn't make the art bad but rather it makes it human and not divine.
The Usual Suspects is a great movie. Btw, I watched Adaptation with Nic Cage yesterday and was surprised by how good it was. I recommend it if you haven't watched it.
So you have a pessimistic view of "art" that's all you had to say.