[MD] The Quality of Art

[Peter Corteen]

Hello Platt,

do you think those cavemen who did the Lascaux  animals were seeking
transcendence or merely  diversion? We'll never know for sure.

You say Guernica is more social statement  than art; I say most fine art is
just technical craftsmanship and composition skill, often indicating the
neurotic mindset of the artist or commissioner.  The Beatles were
accomplished musicians, entertaining and often with a strong, sometimes
political, message;  they were artists, but you are entitled not to like
them.  Art is about more than beauty; mainly it is about triggering fresh
associations in the minds of the audience.

Peter