> -----Original Message----- > From: ha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 21 April 2004 11:39 > > > Personally, I could care less about originality. I'm only > interested in > > quality. Give me a 4 chord pop song. As long as it's GOOD, I'm > satisfied. > > problem is that while criterias for newness are fairly easy > to come up with, criterias for quality in art etc are impossible > to state without being matters of subjective taste.
But coming back to your earlier comment, it's easier to come up with criteria for quality when you're working within the context of an old or ancient art form. People who are interested in quality over originality will always tend towards older or traditional forms because it's easier to judge quality when you have a wealth of previous material to use as benchmarks. (To me in general, quality without originality is something I enjoy, while originality without quality is something I respect; originality *and* quality together is ideal) Brendan
