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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 athl
by 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 agoIt'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 agoPeople 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.