Art should not be above the viewer in the sense that it seems to say "You're too dumb and too uneducated to understand me". It should totally be above the view

Art should not be above the viewer in the sense that it seems to say "You're too dumb and too uneducated to understand me". It should totally be above the viewer in the sense that it should get him to broaden his horizons, to deepen his thinking and to cultivate an appreciation for the craftsmanship that goes into art. Art that is exactly at your level may give you some temporary pleasure, but little else. The German classical poets saw art as a means of educating peoples' personalities. If you always stick to what you can already understand without a problem, when are you ever going to grow?