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Exactly. It's not. It's the history of it that matters.
by ThomPete 9y ago
Exactly. It's not. It's the history of it that matters.
- pbhjpbhj 9y agoThe history of an artistic work relies on its aesthetics though, surely?
- JumpCrisscross 9y agoNot necessarily. I don’t have an aesthetic fondness for Klimt’s Lady In Gold [1]. Its history, however, is fascinating. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_Adele_Bloch-Bauer_I https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_Adele_Bloch-Baue...
- pbhjpbhj 9y agoBut, the original creation is centred on aesthetics for most (historic) works, no? FWIW I love Klimt, Lady in Gold isn't my favourite but she's grown on me.
- ThomPete 9y agoNot in the sense we normally mean aesthetic (as in this looks good). In the sense of an aesthetic style (like the renaissance) sure.