Comments on: What is art? redux http://indessed.com/roscivs/2007/03/01/what-is-art-redux/ a little poison now and then, that makes for pleasant dreams Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:05:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Nathan http://indessed.com/roscivs/2007/03/01/what-is-art-redux/#comment-5 Nathan Sat, 03 Mar 2007 00:28:55 +0000 http://indessed.com/blog/2007/03/01/what-is-art-redux/#comment-5 What about things which we find impressive or important, but not pleasant? (I have in mind Atlas Shrugged, a book which I didn't "enjoy" in the ordinary sense, but which inspired a number of interesting lines of thought.) Or something with bad and therefore non-enjoyable aesthetics, but which was intended to be decorative? If I draw a picture (and, for the most part, I draw quite badly) is the result art even if no-one, including me, finds the product enjoyable? If not, is it failed art or non-art? What about things which we find impressive or important, but not pleasant? (I have in mind Atlas Shrugged, a book which I didn’t “enjoy” in the ordinary sense, but which inspired a number of interesting lines of thought.)

Or something with bad and therefore non-enjoyable aesthetics, but which was intended to be decorative? If I draw a picture (and, for the most part, I draw quite badly) is the result art even if no-one, including me, finds the product enjoyable? If not, is it failed art or non-art?

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