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To: nihil who wrote (31358)	2/20/1999 8:33:00 PM
From: Tom_	Respond to of 108807

Art and morality... The idea that morality is taught or could be taught at home is fairly absurd. Who has the patent? . I do however very much like your definition of greatness in art... I believe greatness in art is the capacity to arouse wonder and joy in a large variety of previously uncommitted viewers. ...with,(of course<g>), two possible caveats. Under such a definition would a "mass-market movie" be considered "higher art" than an "art-house film," because the nuances in the "mass-market" art are pitched to a more general level and therefore affect a wider audience? Also, I tend to like the term "effective art" a bit more than "great art." For example, what very much appeals to a 12 year old may not appeal as much to a 52 year old. But has the artist who affects the 12 year old audience failed, or produced "lesser" art? Art, IMO, involves three essential elements: the artist, the audience, and the connection. And, IMO, effective art is when the chosen audience cannot detect the seams. "Great art," perhaps, when other artists cannot. JMO's. Best wishes, Tom

To: nihil who wrote (31358)	2/20/1999 8:35:00 PM
From: Edwarda	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Great, nihil. Another bit of sloppy reasoning backed up by spuriousness. Now that you have gotten this supercilious pseud stuff into position so you can strut around for a while like a peacock, could you go away for a while and stop posting to me please?