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Feb 26, 2025
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I’ve gotta hit you back w some contrarianism on this one - is it possible to put enough energy into the aesthetics that they generate new thought patterns in the viewer, making the statement the creation of countless unique statements, without the artist explicitly saying anything themselves? I’m half thinking out loud here, I think this is possible but I’m not sure how *new* those thought patterns can be anymore
Feb 26, 2025
hhtthhtthhttht I think it's totally possible - and when I say, "say something" I don't mean that I am looking for explicit statement from the creator. I think what I am trying to get at is, to me in the current milieu I feel that aesthetic novelty takes precedent over expressing a strong point of view. But I could be missing the point (generating new thought patterns in the viewer...). I also might just be getting old - maybe my expectations for what art / music / culture should be are outdated.
Feb 26, 2025
propanecowboy ahh ok I see. Yea I’m blaming the IG feed for that one, you can tell when someone is thinking more about how the work is going to sit in the algorithm, reach a data-proven audience by aping vibes or catching attention quickly vs. someone who’s thinking about the work as an extension of their personality or as a chapter entry into the experiment of art. And I get why it’s tough to resist the first option, the market rewards it. But the money can’t be the goal in my opinion, just something to hope for
Feb 26, 2025
