I don't dismiss Kinkade. He's in some hack work field but it's not an art profession so he's not relevant to any art/aesthetic issue. Maybe he's in the "cute and mawkish" business like the majority of those who wallow in popular culture for money. I do dismiss a lot of stuff that purports to be art but is instead nothing but pop culture clutter for emptyheads. Just because many people make pictures doesn't make them artists. Just because all people defacate doesn't make them organic farmers. Frankly, I don't know what makes some people artists but I'm certain Kinkade ain't one of them. Maybe he's trying to be an organic farmer.
WC --- Chris Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Setting aside the specifics of Jazz -- I'm more > interested in issues raised by > Alan's assertion that: > > "having an opinion is not the basis for dismissing a > musical or aesthetic > practice." > > > What would qualify a dismissal for being regarded as > anything more than an > opinion? > > Every one of us dismisses some particular aesthetic > practice -- don't we? > > In the visual arts, Kinkade has been our frequent > whipping boy on this > listserv-- not because we question his skill/ability > to deliver an intended > aesthetic effect -- but because we > dislike-dismiss-or even despise that > effect. We are dismissing an aesthetic practice -- > rather than the competence > of one of its practitioners. > > But even if we allow that our dismissal is no more > than an opinion -- what > would be the most fundamental values on which such > an opinion might be based? > > > For me -- the value relevant to my dismissal of most > current aesthetic > practices (though, not Kinkade's) is maturity -- > i.e. I value the adult more > than the adolescent -- and dismiss all those genres > created for children. > > But I assume the rest of you have different > concerns? > _____________________________________________________________ > Find great deals from qualified plastic surgeons. > Click now! > http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2211/fc/Ioyw6ijmZLkbZwM36gltBiwZno6It3 > cJ8NIi4LoyUZm4chQ2bkKbMA/
