doctorpotatohead

doctorpotatohead t1_j806vmi wrote

>You're replying on a thread about a piece of art with so little meaning that no one realized it was upside down for decades...

I don't think you can say something lacks meaning because it is not understood. I wouldn't say a German book lacks meaning just because I can't read German.

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doctorpotatohead t1_j7ztdqs wrote

>No educated person dislikes abstract art for that reason, or at the very least not just that reason

I didn't specify educated

> I dislike modern art largely because I want a return to subtlety embedded in quality craftsmanship with intricate details

insert Jim looking at the camera face

>What most people object to is meaningless art, and it's adherents who are too obsessed with viewing themselves as smart to admit they don't see a non-existent meaning.

In all seriousness this is much more of a strawman than anything I said. I think you would be hard-pressed to find truly meaningless art, and intentionally creating meaningless art would be expression of its own sort.

edit: I also reject the idea that art must be understood without the title, expression can be the whole package.

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