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| Feb 22, 2023 at 19:28 | comment | added | In Hoc Signo | @AosSidhe Relative to A: while a real space civ would probably be very different artistically, it's common for writers to portray them as either ultra-modernist or ultra-postmodernist, depending on the specific subgenre. Either way, my point still applies: for whatever reason, people in the space civ think their own art sucks. | |
| Feb 22, 2023 at 15:51 | comment | added | Aos Sidhe | Beyond critiques of current art trends, A) an alien civilization will have radically different cultural ideas, so the art they produce will almost certainly be very different from anything already produced or seen in the purchasing culture, and B) "authentic art" that comes from a hard-to-source location will naturally command respect and be a good way to demonstrate one's wealth, access to resources, and worldliness, which will probably always be desirable attributes. | |
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| Feb 20, 2023 at 13:02 | comment | added | In Hoc Signo | @BugCatcherNakata (cont.) If, on the other hand, you do not believe in absolutes or an overarching structure to the universe (as does postmodernism), then you start making chaotic, meaningless art to reflect that. Insofar as chaos is actually a part of our world, this postmodern art can still sometimes be beautiful; it's just that a lot of people don't share the same worldview as postmodern artists (or, if they do, don't take it seriously), and so find postmodern art perplexing or ugly. | |
| Feb 20, 2023 at 12:56 | comment | added | In Hoc Signo | @BugCatcherNakata (cont.) On a fundamental level, a piece of art, sculpture, music, etc. is a representation of its creator's worldview. As a result, people with different worldviews tend to find different art beautiful. People who think that there is some sort of order to the universe (such as the predominantly Judeo-Christian or Christian-influenced artists prior to the 1900s) find beauty in the grand structure and patterns of the world, so you get Michelangelo, Rembrandt, and Murillo. | |
| Feb 20, 2023 at 12:48 | comment | added | In Hoc Signo | @BugCatcherNakata To clarify my point: modernism and postmodernism aren't incapable of creating good art ("Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead", La Peste, and The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy come to mind); it's just that a lot of it tends to be very chaotic and not very beautiful. In the words of a free jazz artist I know, "my goal is to show that music doesn't need to be pretty." In the end, it comes down to a worldview difference. | |
| Feb 20, 2023 at 4:35 | comment | added | TheDemonLord | @BugCatcherNakata - I think it's an interesting point, made even better by a dislike of Postmodernism. | |
| Feb 20, 2023 at 4:21 | comment | added | Bug Catcher Nakata | I think the explanation for your second bullet point is very strange and I would replace it with just that people might want the art of another culture. IMO the answer is made worse by your dislike for postmodernism which isn't really that relevant | |
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