I didn't mean that good art can't be one of a kind. I meant that art as a whole isn't a rare resource. Also, what if the art is a photograph? As for art consu

I didn't mean that good art can't be one of a kind. I meant that art as a whole isn't a rare resource. Also, what if the art is a photograph? As for art consumption, that's a big topic, but I wish we made an effort to find relevance to our own lives for something we learn or recognize in art. We do this relatively well for music. We recognize metaphors and themes for betrayal, redemption, and shame in songs. When it comes to visual art or literature, we become suspicious when someone suggests we could interpret someone's hair being dyed as a benediction. We worry about the artist's intent to show symbols, but barely recognize them if the intent is clear. The Syfy TV series "Caprica" had an unclothed woman suggestively holding an apple in its ads, but how many people consciously recognized it as biblical allegory? [1] http://www.impawards.com/tv/posters/caprica.jpg http://www.impawards.com/tv/posters/caprica.jpg