[WS:] I did not, I tried to separate the two. The substantive point I made, and that you chose to ignore, is that there should be a variety of mechanism of art distribution, which is conducive to a variety of forms rather than encourage some forms and discriminate against other. If you are interested, you may read more about it in a piece I wrote some time ago. Here is the link. http://www.box.com/shared/y96k9ojbmc
Wojtek
On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 1:57 PM, Jordan Hayes <jmhayes at j-o-r-d-a-n.com> wrote:
>> Jordan: "Wojtek just wants to see pretty pictures"
>>
>> [WS:] Why is it bad?
>
> It's not bad, it's just not a useful topic of conversation. You don't want
> to talk about art, you want to talk about your own aesthetic taste. I have
> nothing of substance to say on the subject, just as you have nothing of
> substance to say about my aesthetic interests.
>
>> Yesterday you criticized me by alleging that I
>> look for more than just pretty pictures.
>
> I certainly didn't mean to do that. Like what you will, I don't care one
> way or another. But don't pass your personal aesthetics off as a discussion
> of art.
>
> Here's what I learned about your taste:
>
> - You don't want to discuss politics in art (I'll get my politics
> elsewhere")
>
> - You give some credence to "craft" (I bet you say things like "My 3yr old
> monkey could paint that")
>
> - You think the market has spoiled it
>
> Whatevs, dude. Have fun at the Great Museums.
>
> /jordan
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