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What do you think art is? It's all in the head. Otherwise it's just paint on a canvas. It's not like there's some sort of objective truth to it.

• umvi 7y ago
  There are many reasons people like art, but I think the principle reason is (or should be) admiration of skill. It's the same reason we like watching great athletes or musicians - we can recognize the amount of time and talent required to produce the end result ("wow, I couldn't do that, even if I tried!"). It's also the same reason many people have a visceral negative reaction to "art" that seemingly requires little to no skill (4'33", Pollock, etc.) - why admire something you could easily imitate with little-to-no training?
  • krageon 7y ago
    It's great that you have this view of art, but really figuring out a single principal reason is not something you're going to succeed at because people are different. Evidently even more different than you expected.
    • umvi 7y ago
      People are different, yes, but also, people are the same. If you polled 1000 people about their views on art, I would wager >50% of them hold my view.