- Many before have tried to establish criteria for art, and the only theories that could be called successful have been so vague as to be nearly useless or so complex as to almost defy understanding. The alternative, of course, is to say that art is anything the maker says that it is. I am already on record as being absolutely opposed to this view.
http://unnaturallight.com/2012/01/23/a-new-set-of-criteria-for-contemporary-art/ On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 12:32 AM, joseph berg <[email protected]> wrote: > Isn't an aesthetic criteria supposed to help prevent style from overcoming > (obliterating?) substance?: > > - Harrison Ford has taken a swipe at action films that rely too much on > special effects calling them "soulless". > > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/8546869/Harrison-Ford-criticises-soulless-action-films.html
