Papist Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 [quote name='fides' Jack' timestamp='1334857897' post='2420685'] I'm sure I don't. A lot of people consider him to have been a genius. And maybe he was. I'm not saying that his work wasn't good. I'm just making the obvious observation that his more famous works are just a little bit fuzzy. Does that mean that I don't appreciate the art? I'm sure I don't. But that doesn't make it less fuzzy. Pablo Picasso, on the other hand, is truly bad art. I'm sure some people appreciate his style, but I just think it's hideous. And that other guy, with the paintings of the drippings - it just seems beneath our nature. [/quote] People think Picasso is art b/c they are told it is art. I truly believe people wouldn't think Picasso was good if never trained to think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKolbe Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 [quote name='Groo the Wanderer' timestamp='1334857944' post='2420687'] Moscato FTW [/quote] dude, it's called a wine cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatholicCid Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Apparently, I'm a Protestant when it comes to drinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 [quote name='Papist' timestamp='1334858436' post='2420708'] People think Picasso is art b/c they are told it is art. I truly believe people wouldn't think Picasso was good if never trained to think so. [/quote] Who gets to make that call? Are you the authority on what is and isn't art? Art is sometimes not about pleasantness. True art involves at least some aspect of novelty. Until Picasso came along, nobody had ever seen the world through the lens that he provided. It is gorgeous? Not all of it, for sure. But he attempted (and succeeded) in communicating his view of the world in a novel fashion. You don't have to like it, but you don't get to decide that it isn't art. It would be like saying this: People think Chinese is a language because they are told it is a language. I truly believe that people wouldn't think it was a language if never trained to think so. Just because one can't/doesn't/is unwilling to understand something doesn't grant him the power to declare it void of merit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fides' Jack Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 [quote name='USAirwaysIHS' timestamp='1334863125' post='2420756'] Who gets to make that call? Are you the authority on what is and isn't art? Art is sometimes not about pleasantness. True art involves at least some aspect of novelty. Until Picasso came along, nobody had ever seen the world through the lens that he provided. It is gorgeous? Not all of it, for sure. But he attempted (and succeeded) in communicating his view of the world in a novel fashion. You don't have to like it, but you don't get to decide that it isn't art. It would be like saying this: People think Chinese is a language because they are told it is a language. I truly believe that people wouldn't think it was a language if never trained to think so. Just because one can't/doesn't/is unwilling to understand something doesn't grant him the power to declare it void of merit. [/quote] We all make that call. Art is almost entirely subjective. So, unfortunately, some people like Picasso get famous from other people wanting to look like intellectuals; "Look at this exquisite piece! It's so... abstract!" But, art for one person might not be art for another. It's all about opinion. Now, I do think that some "art" is not really art due to the moral barriers that are broken. And if that is "art" then it's necessarily evil art and should be avoided by artists and spectators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKolbe Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 [quote name='fides' Jack' timestamp='1334866585' post='2420815'] So, unfortunately, some people like Picasso get famous from other people wanting to look like intellectuals; [/quote] how do you know that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fides' Jack Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKolbe Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 props for christian charity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fides' Jack Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Coming from you - that means a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papist Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 [quote name='USAirwaysIHS' timestamp='1334863125' post='2420756'] Who gets to make that call? Are you the authority on what is and isn't art? [/quote] Me and yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Ooookay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 [quote name='fides' Jack' timestamp='1334857897' post='2420685']Pablo Picasso, on the other hand, is truly bad art. I'm sure some people appreciate his style, but I just think it's hideous. And that other guy, with the paintings of the drippings - it just seems beneath our nature.[/quote] jackson pollock? yeah, i don't get his art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximilianus Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 (edited) Jackson Pollock didn't practice the art of Catholic drinking. Edited April 19, 2012 by Maximilianus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximilianus Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 (edited) [color=#ffffff]Nothing here to see[/color] Edited April 19, 2012 by Maximilianus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immanuel Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 [quote name='fides' Jack' timestamp='1334770924' post='2420285'] It's not lost. It's at my house. [/quote]Not lost at mine either. Just discovered double IPAs ...Mmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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