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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Dayuhan who wrote (80650)	6/2/2000 9:48:00 AM
From: Edwarda	Respond to of 108807

Definitely tastes differ widely and wildly. There's an artist who is an alum of the college I attended. So many people rave about her work and the reviews when she exhibits are very good. Personally, I loathe it.

To: Dayuhan who wrote (80650)	6/2/2000 9:50:00 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

True enough, and I agree that there must be room for people from all backgrounds to find what suits them when it is harmless. I did not, though, mean that Rembrandt looked like a Rorschach blot, I meant that the responses were entirely idiosyncratic, revealing much more about the viewer than the painting..... I am fond of Borges too. I like lots of things.......

To: Dayuhan who wrote (80650)	6/2/2000 9:52:00 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

It really depends what you mean by "know". Lots of phd's "know" lots of facts, but can they DO anything with them? Some of the most creative engineers don't have phd's- they are just good at ideas and putting them into action. In fact a lot of techs are brilliant- but they get no respect because they don't have a piece of paper. After all lots of elitists "know" lots of facts, and perhaps "know" nuance when they see it (or even create it when it isn't there), but can't actually do anything with the knowledge in a hands on way.

To: Dayuhan who wrote (80650)	6/2/2000 1:17:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

Be fair to old Tom, he almost single-handedly created a genre of journalism. I don't know if you remember how fresh his early pieces in Harper's were, compared to the grey, formulaic pieces that came before him. Agree with you about painting. Some people learn to appreciate art in college, and are taught to see things they never would have found out on their own, but you don't need to go to college to learn how to see paintings, you just have to open your eyes. I suspect that the people who learned how to appreciate art in college only see what they were taught, and never learn to see more than they were taught. Otherwise, they never would have waited until college to learn how to see art, would they? It's like being taught how to appreciate poetry or literature in school. If you have to wait until then, you're more likely than not brain dead. No great artist was taught how to be a great artist in college, just as no great writer was taught how to be a great writer in writing school.