nobokov
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Forum Discussion Topic: What's the purest form of "Art Love", by nobokov on May 27, 2020 16:00:58 GMT 1, There always seems to be arguments on here, with members facing off on how their love for art is the purest. I thought it would be interesting to argue about what exactly is the purest form of Art Love?
Is the purest form a person who doesn't collect art at all, but visits galleries and museums? Art scholars?
Those who only buy blue chip art? Only thrift store and art school discoveries?
Those who buy and sell art to fund collecting? Those who buy and sell to live? Those who buy and never sell?
Does it correlate directly with the amount of discretionary spending one has?
There always seems to be arguments on here, with members facing off on how their love for art is the purest. I thought it would be interesting to argue about what exactly is the purest form of Art Love?
Is the purest form a person who doesn't collect art at all, but visits galleries and museums? Art scholars?
Those who only buy blue chip art? Only thrift store and art school discoveries?
Those who buy and sell art to fund collecting? Those who buy and sell to live? Those who buy and never sell?
Does it correlate directly with the amount of discretionary spending one has?
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Forum Discussion Topic: What's the purest form of "Art Love", by startimeash on May 27, 2020 16:44:13 GMT 1, Kind of strikes me as a, "how many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" question. Always worried about people who claim to love things more than you do - that way lies fundamentalism...
Kind of strikes me as a, "how many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" question. Always worried about people who claim to love things more than you do - that way lies fundamentalism...
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nobokov
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Forum Discussion Topic: What's the purest form of "Art Love", by nobokov on May 27, 2020 16:48:19 GMT 1, Kind of strikes me as a, "how many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" question. Always worried about people who claim to love things more than you do - that way lies fundamentalism...
Kind of strikes me as a, "how many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" question. Always worried about people who claim to love things more than you do - that way lies fundamentalism... What do you mean by that? |
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Forum Discussion Topic: What's the purest form of "Art Love", by startimeash on May 27, 2020 17:39:14 GMT 1, Kind of strikes me as a, "how many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" question. Always worried about people who claim to love things more than you do - that way lies fundamentalism... What do you mean by that?
Kind of strikes me as a, "how many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" question. Always worried about people who claim to love things more than you do - that way lies fundamentalism... What do you mean by that? Once you start claiming that no-one loves something as much as you and/or your group do, it's easy to start dismissing the opinions of those external. Fundamentalism is (straight from the dictionary) "a strict adherence to the basic principles of any subject or discipline". If you claim guardianship of the purity of art appreciation (or religion, or football supporting, or omelette cookery) then you other people, and that's deeply suspect to me. |
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nobokov
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Forum Discussion Topic: What's the purest form of "Art Love", by nobokov on May 27, 2020 18:05:25 GMT 1, What do you mean by that? Once you start claiming that no-one loves something as much as you and/or your group do, it's easy to start dismissing the opinions of those external. Fundamentalism is (straight from the dictionary) "a strict adherence to the basic principles of any subject or discipline". If you claim guardianship of the purity of art appreciation (or religion, or football supporting, or omelette cookery) then you other people, and that's deeply suspect to me. I agree that that's a possibility for someone to stray towards if you're not careful. I just think it would be an interesting discussion, since it's apparent that many do have an idea of what they think the love of art should look like given the way conversations go on the forum.
I think that love of art exists in all those questions that I posed, but I wonder in what proportions, if that can be quantified somehow, and how others on here view things.
What do you mean by that? Once you start claiming that no-one loves something as much as you and/or your group do, it's easy to start dismissing the opinions of those external. Fundamentalism is (straight from the dictionary) "a strict adherence to the basic principles of any subject or discipline". If you claim guardianship of the purity of art appreciation (or religion, or football supporting, or omelette cookery) then you other people, and that's deeply suspect to me. I agree that that's a possibility for someone to stray towards if you're not careful. I just think it would be an interesting discussion, since it's apparent that many do have an idea of what they think the love of art should look like given the way conversations go on the forum.
I think that love of art exists in all those questions that I posed, but I wonder in what proportions, if that can be quantified somehow, and how others on here view things.
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Forum Discussion Topic: What's the purest form of "Art Love", by mrizzle on May 27, 2020 19:17:30 GMT 1, Once you start claiming that no-one loves something as much as you and/or your group do, it's easy to start dismissing the opinions of those external. Fundamentalism is (straight from the dictionary) "a strict adherence to the basic principles of any subject or discipline". If you claim guardianship of the purity of art appreciation (or religion, or football supporting, or omelette cookery) then you other people, and that's deeply suspect to me. I agree that that's a possibility for someone to stray towards if you're not careful. I just think it would be an interesting discussion, since it's apparent that many do have an idea of what they think the love of art should look like given the way conversations go on the forum.
I think that love of art exists in all those questions that I posed, but I wonder in what proportions, if that can be quantified somehow, and how others on here view things.
No form of love (for anything) can be quantified. Your definition of ‘love’ may look very different to mine. ‘Love’ for your wife/husband/partner/child will look very different to the love that you might have towards a family pet, prized car etc (at least it really ought to)!
Tenuous (and in no way answering the questions originally posed - sorry) but when the UNCRC was written, the UN specifically avoided any reference to all children having the right to love/be loved. The reason for this is simply that it cannot be measured/quantified. Everything in the Convention is something which can be tested/measured so it can be legally challenged. So, getting back to the original topic, I don’t believe there is a “purest for of love” for art (or anything else for that matter).
Once you start claiming that no-one loves something as much as you and/or your group do, it's easy to start dismissing the opinions of those external. Fundamentalism is (straight from the dictionary) "a strict adherence to the basic principles of any subject or discipline". If you claim guardianship of the purity of art appreciation (or religion, or football supporting, or omelette cookery) then you other people, and that's deeply suspect to me. I agree that that's a possibility for someone to stray towards if you're not careful. I just think it would be an interesting discussion, since it's apparent that many do have an idea of what they think the love of art should look like given the way conversations go on the forum.
I think that love of art exists in all those questions that I posed, but I wonder in what proportions, if that can be quantified somehow, and how others on here view things.
No form of love (for anything) can be quantified. Your definition of ‘love’ may look very different to mine. ‘Love’ for your wife/husband/partner/child will look very different to the love that you might have towards a family pet, prized car etc (at least it really ought to)! Tenuous (and in no way answering the questions originally posed - sorry) but when the UNCRC was written, the UN specifically avoided any reference to all children having the right to love/be loved. The reason for this is simply that it cannot be measured/quantified. Everything in the Convention is something which can be tested/measured so it can be legally challenged. So, getting back to the original topic, I don’t believe there is a “purest for of love” for art (or anything else for that matter). |
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nobokov
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Forum Discussion Topic: What's the purest form of "Art Love", by nobokov on May 27, 2020 19:43:41 GMT 1, I agree that that's a possibility for someone to stray towards if you're not careful. I just think it would be an interesting discussion, since it's apparent that many do have an idea of what they think the love of art should look like given the way conversations go on the forum.
I think that love of art exists in all those questions that I posed, but I wonder in what proportions, if that can be quantified somehow, and how others on here view things.
No form of love (for anything) can be quantified. Your definition of ‘love’ may look very different to mine. ‘Love’ for your wife/husband/partner/child will look very different to the love that you might have towards a family pet, prized car etc (at least it really ought to)! Tenuous (and in no way answering the questions originally posed - sorry) but when the UNCRC was written, the UN specifically avoided any reference to all children having the right to love/be loved. The reason for this is simply that it cannot be measured/quantified. Everything in the Convention is something which can be tested/measured so it can be legally challenged. So, getting back to the original topic, I don’t believe there is a “purest for of love” for art (or anything else for that matter).
I agree that that's a possibility for someone to stray towards if you're not careful. I just think it would be an interesting discussion, since it's apparent that many do have an idea of what they think the love of art should look like given the way conversations go on the forum.
I think that love of art exists in all those questions that I posed, but I wonder in what proportions, if that can be quantified somehow, and how others on here view things.
No form of love (for anything) can be quantified. Your definition of ‘love’ may look very different to mine. ‘Love’ for your wife/husband/partner/child will look very different to the love that you might have towards a family pet, prized car etc (at least it really ought to)! Tenuous (and in no way answering the questions originally posed - sorry) but when the UNCRC was written, the UN specifically avoided any reference to all children having the right to love/be loved. The reason for this is simply that it cannot be measured/quantified. Everything in the Convention is something which can be tested/measured so it can be legally challenged. So, getting back to the original topic, I don’t believe there is a “purest for of love” for art (or anything else for that matter). That's a good point. Do you think that money can decrease or increase love for art? |
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