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Can a work of art justify foregoing a pursuit of aesthetic prowess if its content is interesting enough?

>> No.15325965

what

>> No.15325968

>>15325465
see >>15325965

>> No.15326228

>>15325965
>>15325968
I forgot nobody here reads.

>> No.15326270

>>15325465
Please rephrase and provide an example.

>> No.15326307

You kind of just answered your own question

>> No.15326335

does it ask for justification for you?

>> No.15326356

>>15325465
This is like asking whether a painting can be good if the subject matter is interesting but the artist sucks. The point of art is to aestheticise reality; the best painter could make a painting of paint drying and chances are it'd still be interesting to look at. But I'm not so sure the inverse applies too

>> No.15326974

>>15326228
I can't read incoherent sentence like yours, OP

also this is not literature, fuck off.

>> No.15326978

>>15325465
yes

>> No.15326988
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>>15325465
This work of art for example

>> No.15326990

I wish for a world where art does not need to be justified

>> No.15327259

>>15326974
It's straightforward if you've done any reading about art. Also, literature can be art.

>> No.15327297

>>15326988
>Lain
>foregoing aesthetic prowess
I haven't watched it but I though most people consider it to be very aesthetically pleasing

>> No.15327350

>>15326988
Have you seen Lain?

>> No.15327365

>>15326988
how is this foregoing aesthetic prowess at all?

>>15325465
Is that even possible in the first place?

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>>15327297
The show pioneered post-modern aesthetics in the late 90's. It's over twenty years old but still KINO even disregarding the philosophic/psychological themes.
>>15327350
Let's all love Lain
>>15327365
Watch the show and you'll understand. It's like reading the phenomenology to see God.

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>>15325465
No. If it is not beautiful, it is not art. Lain works because it is very aesthetic. There is no such thing as good content that cannot be paired with good aesthetics, or that is even fine without it. Neglecting aesthetics is an act of laziness at best, and a malicious attack against spirit at worst.

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>>15326988
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofEhOQop5Xw

>> No.15329841

>Still no Lain gf
Feels bad, man.

>> No.15329864

>>15325465
Yes but no? Its entirely contextual and depends on how it makes you feel. So if simple stick figures tell a complex and profound story of great meaning then it would be, but in doing so would transcend its simplicity into aesthetic, so not really.