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Re: Extropianism
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sun, 22 Aug 1999 01:54:56 GMT
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John Neal wrote:
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> Steve Jacquot wrote:
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> > John Neal wrote:
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> > On the other hand, some artists create art to evoke particular responses
> > from their audience.
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> Is it possible to evoke *a* particular response? Unless the response you want is
> for people to give you money for your work.
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 appreciating your genius? Or wouldn't you care?
> > 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.
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> A good artist IMHO works independently of his audience. Pop artists might be a
> different story.
Then why do they exhibit their work? What's the point of having an
audience
if the artist doesn't know or care how they react? Can art exist
without an
audience?
--
Steve Jacquot
sj5w@virginia.edu
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| (...) Is it possible to evoke *a* particular response? Unless the response you want is for people to give you money for your work. (...) A good artist IMHO works independently of his audience. Pop artists might be a different story. -John (...) (25 years ago, 22-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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