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Originally Posted by sarramkrop
Art is about talent, technique, craftsmanship, materials, thoughts, expression etc etc. Surely we can't start denying that, now. By the way, if it comes across as if I hate all contemporary art, that would be extremely wrong. I don't at all, but I have resentment for a lot of work that has become prominent in the media and possibly for how art is taught in a lot of schools.
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Wrong on 4 out of 6. Art has nothing to do with talent, technique, craftsmanship or materials.
It has everything to do with thought and expression.
The more I think about it, the more I think that we are arguing at cross purposes.
You seem to see art as the product, I see it as a state of mind.
Art doesn't require an audience, it is beyond praise or criticism because it is an insight into the mind of an individual, and no one (not even your beloved Brian Sewell) has the right to comment on the work unless it is to express their own, individual, aesthetic opinion on how the work affects them and them alone.
No one's opinion is any more or less valid than anyone elses when it comes to art because we are all unique and have our own unique perceptions, and these perceptions help to form our opinions.
If the artist is happy with the work, then the art is good. Doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.