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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 6235347" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>I know what we're discussing. I understand aesthetics not only as a consumer, but also as a degreed student of he arts, and as an ongoing producer in several mediums.</p><p></p><p>In post#35, I brought up guitarists, bass-players, and the comparison of Lasceaux to photorealism, and later, he Flash Gordon Serials, all for a reason: <strong>all art, regardless of its medium, is inextricably tied to the technologies used to create it.</strong>. Or, in simpler terms, available tech affects aesthetics.</p><p></p><p>To say that an artwork "does not hold up" aesthetically when it was produced at or near the pinnacle of the technology used to create it is an injustice to both the artist and his creations.</p><p></p><p>Despite there being no appreciable difference between perceptive and motor capabilities of their creators, no resident of the caves of Lasceaux tens of thousands of years ago could possibly have created a photorealistic portrait because he lacked the tech to do so. Criticizing such a cave painting as "not holding up" to a photorealistic portrayal of the same subject would be simply wrong.</p><p></p><p>Certain colors only became available to artists after a certain point in time. And some have even been lost to those who only create certain kinds of physical art- the materials & processes used to create those colors are too rare or hazardous to use anymore.</p><p></p><p>Criticizing Jimi Hedrix for not using AutoTune would likewise be wrong (and for other reasons besides)- that tech was not available to him. And Beethoven or Shostakovich might have loved to have composed using the sounds of an overdriven Orange amp, but that is an impossibility.</p><p></p><p>Ditto the work of SFX makers. Tech affects aesthetics.</p><p></p><p>If you only look at the surface of what is created, you're missing out on so much of WHY it is what it is. You're only looking at the pictures on the menu, not eating the meal.</p><p></p><p>To be fair, all art has the sujective component of what the mind of the perceiver: what he or she brings to the experiences frets what he takes away. Not all artistic expressions resonate with all persons. I can respect the artistry of the writings of James Joyce or T.S Elliott without actually liking them.</p><p></p><p>But again, I don't criticize works on the basis of what they cannot possibly be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 6235347, member: 19675"] I know what we're discussing. I understand aesthetics not only as a consumer, but also as a degreed student of he arts, and as an ongoing producer in several mediums. In post#35, I brought up guitarists, bass-players, and the comparison of Lasceaux to photorealism, and later, he Flash Gordon Serials, all for a reason: [B]all art, regardless of its medium, is inextricably tied to the technologies used to create it.[/B]. Or, in simpler terms, available tech affects aesthetics. To say that an artwork "does not hold up" aesthetically when it was produced at or near the pinnacle of the technology used to create it is an injustice to both the artist and his creations. Despite there being no appreciable difference between perceptive and motor capabilities of their creators, no resident of the caves of Lasceaux tens of thousands of years ago could possibly have created a photorealistic portrait because he lacked the tech to do so. Criticizing such a cave painting as "not holding up" to a photorealistic portrayal of the same subject would be simply wrong. Certain colors only became available to artists after a certain point in time. And some have even been lost to those who only create certain kinds of physical art- the materials & processes used to create those colors are too rare or hazardous to use anymore. Criticizing Jimi Hedrix for not using AutoTune would likewise be wrong (and for other reasons besides)- that tech was not available to him. And Beethoven or Shostakovich might have loved to have composed using the sounds of an overdriven Orange amp, but that is an impossibility. Ditto the work of SFX makers. Tech affects aesthetics. If you only look at the surface of what is created, you're missing out on so much of WHY it is what it is. You're only looking at the pictures on the menu, not eating the meal. To be fair, all art has the sujective component of what the mind of the perceiver: what he or she brings to the experiences frets what he takes away. Not all artistic expressions resonate with all persons. I can respect the artistry of the writings of James Joyce or T.S Elliott without actually liking them. But again, I don't criticize works on the basis of what they cannot possibly be. [/QUOTE]
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