Nouveau Pauvre
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^ This ain't no zeitgeist.
I'm not trying to legitimize anything. There's no need for legitimization. I do what I do because I love it and it gives me enjoyment, and I'm good at it, not because I think it "is anything it's not." I'm just trying to have a conversation, as I don't konw exactly how I feel on the subject.
This conversation is pointless because every poaster is using a unique definition of art.
So? There is no singular definition of art. It's the fate of any discussion about art.
What foodies have done is turn a necessity into something that lacks universality, the 'snobbification' of a basic need. In that, very few people can actually appreciate an expensive and avante garde meal, or are willing to pay for one, but everyone has to eat. One of the things that separate food from art is the ability to experience it. In art, though very few people are able to afford the works, the ability to see and absorb (Or reject) the meanings of a work is shared by all. There is a freedom (Of interpretation) in art that food does not allow, even if the newness and complexity of a dish challenges expectations, it means nothing if no one can afford to taste it.
Which is why any discussion about art is meaningless. The only insightful discussion is the one that attempts to define art.