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From: chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach)
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Subject: Re: A SHORT RESPONSE
Message-ID: <2849@nsc.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 14-Jun-85 02:16:56 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 14 02:16:56 1985
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>> 3) I read for fun. I read trash. I just don't have any illusions about it, 
>>    even though I enjoy it. "Enjoyment" is not the be-all and end-all of life.
>
>Neither is someone's purely subjective literary merit evaluation.

This, of course, is a subjective response.

>> 5) You may think that Norman Rockwell is vastly superior to Van Gogh, but you
>>    would be wrong. There is good art, and there is bad art, and to deny that
>>    there is a distinction between them is to lump greatness with mediocrity.
>>    Otherwise, there is no basis for *any* critical statement except "I like
>>    it". Which is incredibly egocentric.

>Oh GOD what planet do you live on.  ART, any form, any kind, is PURELY
>subjective.

Wrong. Art has both a subjective and an objective side. The objective side
is technique, and how well the artist uses the techniques and tools of the
trade. For a writer, there are things like spelling, grammar, and the
structure of their works. For a painter, there is the use of paints and
brushes, perspective, and the technical details of putting together a
painting. The subjective side is how well the artists these techniques, and
how well the author can break the techniques in positive ways. Both are
important; the best ideas in the world are unreadable if the way they are
presented is illegible (just look at a random sampling of usenet, for
example... *grin*)
-- 
:From the misfiring synapses of:                  Chuq Von Rospach
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