I don’t mind if it actually makes me think. I’d like it to be aesthetically interesting anyways.
I do mind if a cheap trick (like “this isn’t a pipe, it’s just a picture of a pipe”) gets touted as a thought-provoking masterpiece. Because then if I say I don’t like it, I get accused of not wanting to think.
“The impact of Duchamp’s Fountain changed the way people view art due to his focus upon “cerebral art” contrary to merely “retinal art”, as this was a means to engage prospective audiences in a thought-provoking way as opposed to satisfying the aesthetic status quo “turning from classicism to modernity”.”
Ya, I hate when art makes you think.
I don’t mind if it actually makes me think. I’d like it to be aesthetically interesting anyways.
I do mind if a cheap trick (like “this isn’t a pipe, it’s just a picture of a pipe”) gets touted as a thought-provoking masterpiece. Because then if I say I don’t like it, I get accused of not wanting to think.
You can lead a horse to water…
The “cheap trick” is the whole point. You probably really won’t like Magrittes buddy, Duchamp and his Fountain https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_(Duchamp)
“The impact of Duchamp’s Fountain changed the way people view art due to his focus upon “cerebral art” contrary to merely “retinal art”, as this was a means to engage prospective audiences in a thought-provoking way as opposed to satisfying the aesthetic status quo “turning from classicism to modernity”.”