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Re: Extropianism
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Sun, 22 Aug 1999 01:33:03 GMT
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Steve Jacquot wrote:
> John Neal wrote:
> >
> > They compromised their artistic integrity for $$$. I think *they* would
> > perceive themselves as "artists", and not merely capitalists. An artist
> > works to express him/herself, not to make money (starving artist idea). The
> > more an artist produces what the people want, the more they are selling out
> > and the more pablum they produce. They should get rich *because* people like
> > their art, not make art people like *to* get rich. Big difference.
>
> On the other hand, some artists create art to evoke particular responses
> from their audience.
Is it possible to evoke *a* particular response? Unless the response you want is
for people to give you money for your work.
> If the desired response isn't forthcoming, it's a
> poor artist that blames the audience. A good artist will revise the
> piece
> until it works as intended.
A good artist IMHO works independently of his audience. Pop artists might be a
different story.
-John
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>
> --
> Steve Jacquot
> sj5w@virginia.edu
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| (...) Well, suppose you wanted to make an anti-war movie, and the test audience came out of the theater laughing and playing mock war. Would you conclude that you had done something wrong, or that the audience was just stupid and incapable of (...) (25 years ago, 22-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) On the other hand, some artists create art to evoke particular responses from their audience. If the desired response isn't forthcoming, it's a poor artist that blames the audience. A good artist will revise the piece until it works as (...) (25 years ago, 22-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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