Re: CHAT: Steg's wonderful .sig (and a question)
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, November 10, 1999, 22:58 |
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Boudewijn Rempt wrote:
> Not only that, but I don't think that paintings can be understood very
> well by someone who isn't into the artform itself. I realize that one
> can understand all the hidden meaning in a Jan Steen painting without
> knowing one whit of the painting technique, but it will help a lot.
> Enjoying music also demands some work from the audience.
I disagree. MAYBE you might be right about "understanding" paintings,
but, tho I know nothing of art, I can enjoy paintings. Same goes with
music. At times I like to listen to Bach or Beethoven or Mozart even
though I couldn't tell you the first thing about the music or the
composer, only that I like it.
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