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>Aestheticism (also the Aesthetic Movement) is an intellectual and art movement supporting the emphasis of aesthetic values more than social-political themes for literature, fine art, music and other arts. This meant that Art from this particular movement focused more on being beautiful rather than having a deeper meaning - 'Art for Art's sake'.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aestheticism

If an aesthete is someone who believes in art for art's sake, then what is the term for someone who believes in art for politics' sake?

Is this a binary or are there other possible 'sakes' for art (and if so what are they)?

>> No.9601986

>>9601977
>then what is the term for someone who believes in art for politics' sake?

avant-garde

>> No.9602039

>just got done reading some catholic history
>read it as asceticism
I'm such a cuck

>> No.9602052

>>9601977
>then what is the term for someone who believes in art for politics' sake?
a stupid faggot

>> No.9602058

>>9601986
/thread

>> No.9602083

>>9601977
>what is the term for someone who believes in art for politics' sake?
Propagandist.

>> No.9602198
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>>9601977

The purpose of art should be to inspire the viewer to noble action. Anything else is jewish filth

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>>9602198
this piece always inspires me to relieve my bladder

>> No.9602226

>>9602198
state cuck

>> No.9602247

>>9602198
>The purpose of art should be to inspire the viewer to noble action.

So... politics?

>> No.9602311

>>9601977
Hitler was the perfect artist

>> No.9602313

What do all things that are aesthetic have in common, OP?

>> No.9602367

>>9601986
>>9602083
Both are correct qua Benjamin's essay on the work of art in the age of technological reproducibility.

Aestheticization of politics = propagandism (think Riefenstahl's propaganda films)

Politicization of aesthetics = avant-garde (think dada, surrealism, situationists, fluxus)

>> No.9602383

>>9602313
f u l l w i d t h

>> No.9602424

>>9601977
>other possible 'sakes'
Art, for Heavens' sake.

>> No.9602445

In today's world art that is beautiful is a political statement.

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>>9602313
They participate in Truth, because of course the truth is the source of all beauty, and all things which are true are beautiful.

>> No.9602674

>>9602445
Really shakes my proteins

>> No.9602753

>>9602518
>Aestheticism
Bullshit. The amount of distraction in society proves you wrong.