I think it's interesting how an artist's view differs from others'. When I see a picture, I take in the whole thing at once and try and judge what kind of story it's telling. When David sees a picture (he's more of an artist than I am), he appreciates details I never even think to look for.
I like listening to the conversations people have and I like the challenge of transcribing them. I notice the words they choose, the gestures they make. Maybe non-writers don't do the same thing, but that doesn't mean they want to read a book full of boring-ass dialogue.
To begin with, everyone sees things in different ways. I'm still a firm believer in a semi-objective standard of GOOD ART, but. To say your way of perceiving beauty is better than someone else's.. is wrong. If someone is completely incapable of recognizing beauty when they see it, that's one thing. But I doubt that kind of person is inclined to think particularly deep about anything. The wonders of the cosmos can just be taken for granted
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The artist can say how the complex interplay of colors create such an impactful image. The scientist can deconstruct the mechanisms that led the flower to produce those patterns. A human being can look at a pretty flower, and see that it is pretty.
And that's the meat of it- no matter who you are or what you know, it can only add. I'll admit, sometimes I'm more impressed with the cinematography than the actual movie I'm watching (per your comment), but you don't STAY in that mode, and you don't give other people grief for not getting it either.
I think I'm getting better at it too. I had a composition teacher who would bring ads into class just to pick them apart. While this is useful in a classroom setting (lol rule of thirds), watching people do it OUTSIDE of class would get under my skin so hard. And I've heard people just like the guy in the story, claiming no one could appreciate something more than them, because they lack the KNOWLEDGE necessary to appreciate beauty. That guy was just stereotype arrogant arteest sleeze, which made living next door to a design school for three or so years REALLY HARD.
Er, well, the point of this wasn't about art, or being an artist, or ragging on artists or anything. It was about perspectives and how no matter who you are or what your perspective is, it can only deepen your appreciation of -the world-, and cannot subtract from it. I think it more applies to the natural world and not art at all.
In my opinion, this was just a parable. There was no artist dickweed saying a scientist can't appreciate beauty because all he sees is the technical details- HOWEVER isn't that what the artist is seeing? I think what gelg said was spot on, it doesn't apply to substandard stuff of course. Floodfilled neon green canvas sporting the word "Penis" doesn't count ;) I honestly don't think this really applies to 'art' at all.
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I think it's interesting how an artist's view differs from others'. When I see a picture, I take in the whole thing at once and try and judge what kind of story it's telling. When David sees a picture (he's more of an artist than I am), he appreciates details I never even think to look for.
I like listening to the conversations people have and I like the challenge of transcribing them. I notice the words they choose, the gestures they make. Maybe non-writers don't do the same thing, but that doesn't mean they want to read a book full of boring-ass dialogue.
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And that's the meat of it- no matter who you are or what you know, it can only add. I'll admit, sometimes I'm more impressed with the cinematography than the actual movie I'm watching (per your comment), but you don't STAY in that mode, and you don't give other people grief for not getting it either.
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That guy was just stereotype arrogant arteest sleeze, which made living next door to a design school for three or so years REALLY HARD.
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In my opinion, this was just a parable. There was no artist dickweed saying a scientist can't appreciate beauty because all he sees is the technical details- HOWEVER isn't that what the artist is seeing? I think what gelg said was spot on, it doesn't apply to substandard stuff of course. Floodfilled neon green canvas sporting the word "Penis" doesn't count ;) I honestly don't think this really applies to 'art' at all.
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i might really want to have a neon green canvas that says PENIS hanging on my wall for various asthetic and totally arbitrary reasons for example
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