{"id":500,"date":"2011-02-28T21:04:41","date_gmt":"2011-03-01T05:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspiringlandscapes.com\/blogimg\/?page_id=500"},"modified":"2018-01-12T13:02:41","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T21:02:41","slug":"art-appreciation-emotional-vs-intellectual-delight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inspiringlandscapes.com\/blogimg\/about\/art-appreciation-emotional-vs-intellectual-delight\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Appreciation: Emotional vs Intellectual Delight"},"content":{"rendered":"

(c) Copyright 2008-2012 David j Dilworth<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n
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Art is merely – the use of skill<\/span> to devise an aesthetic result<\/span>.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\"\u201cRunning

Christo and Jeanne-Claude Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California 1972-76 Photo: Wolfgang Volz \u00a9 1976 Christo Click for ChristoJeanneClaude.net<\/p><\/div>\n

Art can be as simple as a child putting a nick in a stick for his mother<\/a>, or as grandiose as Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s miles of fabric across landscape.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Art has one particularly notable aspect. Unlike phenomena in physical sciences, its key facets of aesthetics, beauty and feelings, cannot be measured<\/span>. It defines the<\/span> difference between objective and subjective.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emotional Impact<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Only you<\/u> know how you Feel about an Art work. <\/strong><\/p>\n

We can not accurately tell anyone else how they feel. If I told someone else how<\/span> they should<\/i> feel about anything — that would be a presumptuous insult, especially about art.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So don’t let an art expert tell you which art you should like, or shouldn’t.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you like an art work – that’s great. But you don’t need training to know what feels good. (1)<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you don’t like a work – that’s fine too; don’t worry about it — not even for a moment. (However, that is no reason to publicly offend the artist with your lack of delight.<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Intellectual Delight<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Now beyond the raw emotional impact you might get from an image is an intellectual delight it may give you. (This is where art experts can<\/span> help you.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Blue<\/a>

Blue Feather Details<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Woman's<\/a>

Woman’s Sunlit Cheek<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

There may be exquisite details (feather quills<\/a>), subtle colors (a woman’s sunlit cheek fading into shadow<\/a>), or hidden structure (eyes closeup<\/a>), which only become apparent upon careful inspection.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And then . . .<\/p>\n

Which brings us to yet another kind of reaction – Visceral !<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recently after hearing some fabulous sounds of ecstasy, upon my inquiry, a charming and gorgeous woman delightedly and proudly admitted she’d had an . . . , well . . .  lets say she had forgotten all about shopping — while viewing one of my photographs.<\/p>\n

I leave it to you to see if you can figure out which image. The only hint you get is that there is no human visible. (and wow! do I now have an exciting new goal for my photographs . . . :-)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Good art<\/span>, like good writing and good teaching, is what jumps off the work and stays in your mind.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Great art<\/span> does that and more; it enkindles and ignites you to create new ideas . . . the more the better.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

– David Dilworth, 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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