/lit/ - Literature

>>12544186
Art is the artificial creation of beauty.

Beauty is an ideal, so it can vary with the 'beholder' whom the eye belongs to. We tend have similarities in how we process faces, sounds, colours, etc. so that there is significant overlap in what is considered beautiful -- but there can be considerable divergence as well.

I would argue that classical music is a superior form, as it is more sophisticated, nuanced and dynamic in its expression of beauty than other music tends to be. It takes a requisite level of intelligence and musical sensitivity to fully process and appreciate it, so I am tempted to say it is an objectively superior ideal. Of course, a patron of worldstar is unlikely to agree with me, and might even reject heightened intellectual capacities as universally preferable.

So, it seems that the initial question of "What is art?" is surprisingly trivial... The more salient question being "What is good art?" A degree of subjectivity seems inescapable here, so I would suggest embracing it and circling the wagons around the ideals which you venerate and which others may not even be capable of appreciating.

>>5953158
Born to be Wilde.

Well, in the form at least.

>>4967394
His skill of composition, organization of values, variation of edges, subtle use of color and hierarchy of detail make him a genius of the visual arts. His paintings may be unappealing to the modern audience on a conceptual level, but this only buys into the fantasy that concept is what makes art great. He remains immensely popular among realist artists.

Jean-Leon Gerome is an excellent painter as well.