Digital BW, The Print

Yeah, I also think that art is easier to ignore!

Jul;ian
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Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 1:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] ART-what is it?


> Part of the abstract paintings vs. abstract music issue is the fact
> that the public gets a lot more exposure to abstract paintings than
> abstract music. Possibly because of the fame/cost of some abstract
> paintings. And the fact that music is time based and takes more effort
> on the part of the audience.
>
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Tyler Boley" <tyler@t...>
> wrote:
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Julian Thomas" <
> > julianthomas@t...> wrote:
> > snip...
> > ... Art should challenge, be difficult, make us
> > > rethink our preconceptions, learn new visual or aural vocabularies etc
etc.
> >
> > This may be what I would like art to do, among other things
> > significantly less rational, but I'm not sure it has that
> > responsibility outright, and I think an artist consumed with these
> > goals during creation will be off the mark.
> >
> > > On a slightly different note i've always been bemused by the fact that
> > > people accept abstract art in publick places, but play the musical
quivalent
> > > and, is there trouble!
> >
> > Very interesting. But if you're referring to abstract sculpture in
> > public places, I would link that more to music like Stravinsky than
> > more contemporary abstract music (an example of which currantly
> > escapes me). Just a thought.
> > Tyler
>
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