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Re:When arts die, they turn into hobbies by dgabriel on Wednesday January 28, 2015 @04:50PM (#8962769)
I'm not sure I buy this argument. By his criterion, porn is more or less the major art.
Re:When arts die, they turn into hobbies by roneesh on Wednesday January 28, 2015 @05:24PM (#8962939)
I'm not quite sure you can make that leap. While it certainly fits his criterion of a large non-practicing audience, you forget that it actually lacks art (99% of the time). It's as workman-like as accounting or perhaps more akin to a sport.
Re:When arts die, they turn into hobbies by zem on Wednesday January 28, 2015 @07:12PM (#8963494)
that would require the audience to consist of people who make porn
Re:When arts die, they turn into hobbies by dgabriel on Wednesday January 28, 2015 @10:05PM (#8964088)
No, his argument is that "major art" is widely consumed by people who do not practice it. He uses poetry -- consumed by a small audience of people who almost entirely consider themselves poets -- as an example of "craft." I disagree with his definitions here. They aren't meaningful.
Re:When arts die, they turn into hobbies by zem on Thursday January 29, 2015 @03:21PM (#8968604)
oops, yes, i misread your argument. agreed, porn would definitely be a "major art" by that criterion. (and really, who's to say it isn't? it's an orthogonal classification to good/bad art.)