So calling it art is of no value to because the thing called art has no utility or use function
Sent from my iPhone 646 528 8537 On 2009-07-08, at 12:56 PM, "Michael Brady" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jul 8, 2009, at 12:02 PM, Saul Ostrow wrote: > >> Given your process does the determination art not art much matter - >> if the answer is no then why sustain this categorical >> differentiation - if yes, then what symbolic value does it imbue >> that object with > > This is the second time you've use the term "symbolic value": I'm not > sure what you have in mind. I don't think of a work of art > "symbolically," either as (a) some coded arrangement where, e.g., > yellow symbolizes X or a horse symbolizes Y; or (b) a more general > infusing of other feelings or qualities, e.g., a painting symbolizes > the aspirations of the human soul for Z. > > The determination is NOT "art-not art." The determination is "true - > not applicable." Then I can bring any constructs, frames, > formulations, etc. about art and aesthetics or about utility to the > contemplation of it. You seem to be stuck thinking I am judging "art- > not art" first, but that's not what I'm doing. > >> - that is in surplus to your enjoyment of coming to know it both >> experientially and exponentially textually > > > I don't understand what you mean by the last two words. I will say > that I don't turn to art, either viewing it or making it, to get > enjoyment from doing so. I do, in fact, enjoy both making and looking > at art, but I do it for other reasons and motivations, and enjoyment > is just a corollary result, a collateral benefit. > > Again, to be clear, I enjoy visiting museums and galleries and talking > about art or writing about it (as here, on this list). A lot of that > enjoyment comes from the social activity. In fact, I may not like > specific pieces and so not enjoy seeing them. I derive other pleasures > directly from making and doing. Enjoyment comes later, and it is a > catch-all term that includes those other pleasures. > > > > > | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | > Michael Brady > [email protected] > http://considerthepreposition.blogspot.com/
