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Originally Posted by Chock
Trouble with non representational art is that there is always the excuse of 'oh, you simply don't understand it' if anyone is critical. But just because someone doesn't like something does not mean they don't understand it, and frankly, it is sometimes very patronising when people say that. If you need a manual to understand a piece of work, or to have studied art history, then it is either needlessly elitist or at best incomplete or incongruous. It is an easy cop out in many cases, and it is indeed often a case of the Emperor's New Clothes, with people afraid to stand up and say, 'nope, that really is just crap'.
I don't like cabbage, but it isn't because it is a mystery to me, and nobody is going to make me like it by telling me that I simply don't understand it.
Al
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Whats wrong in needing to have a manual? Some stuff just has so much hidden meaning inside that unless you study it you won't get the full picture. Another thing is, sometimes the time context just vanishes. Some stuff of daily life that would allow you to "decode" the piece without effort disappear with time and the normal guy doesn't "get it" any more.
That said, what I don't like is when I don't "buy" the explanation people still trying me to eat their pie.