Any particularly favorite shade?
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A nice forest green, I think. Chartreuse is of the devil and should be banned.
Creative expression of and experimentation with beauty.
PureX
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Hmmm ... what is beauty to you, then?
I started them, and they are true. They did together adopt an orangutan, and now the kid just surfs the internet all day and all night long. They never see him.
I didn't want to make a false assumption, and you might have been Lada Gaga. I wasn't sure.
I could wish they were pizza. A pizza is well rounded, and you can excuse it for being a flat earther or revolutionist. Either way its just a pizza.
Sometimes I wish there were a rule against answering too many, so that I could get a word in edgewise.Is there an RF rule against asking too many questions?If so I'm reporting you!
No, can't say I have. I've had what I would describe as deep emotional experiences, or feelings of profound peace or joy, but I'm not sure if they qualify.
It's quite possible. Such an experience doesn't necessarily have to be a 'god' experience. There have been atheists that have had what I would consider to be a mystical experience.
I think such experiences may might be quite similar, but one's worldview may apply different interpretations to said experience.
I thought that might be your follow-up.
This is completely off the cuff without any googling: beauty is that which is aesthetically or experientially pleasing.
I'm curious, does that pickup line work on any of the other ladies?
PureX
Veteran Member
Sadly, I knew you would say that, as most people do. And unfortunately, it tells us nothing.I thought that might be your follow-up.
This is completely off the cuff without any googling: beauty is that which is aesthetically or experientially pleasing.
However, I still hold the hope that what you find "pleasing" about experiencing a work of art is being able to experience the gift of being, through the 'being' of someone else (i.e., the artist). Like getting a very special kind of ticket into thoughts and emotions of another person, for a moment. And returning to yourself feeling like you're not so alone. That your humanity is a shared condition, even as it is an amazingly unique experience for each of us.
Sadly, I knew you would say that, as most people do. And unfortunately, it tells us nothing.
I disagree. But hey, get your own thread!
That's certainly a lovely sentiment. To me, that could describe any moment of interaction with another person. And I suppose you could see all of life as art or beauty, but that sort of cheapens the artistic experience from my perspective, makes it less salient and special. Art, to me, refers to something that requires intention, skill, creativity, something designed to provoke the intended response in the consumer.
But what do I know?
Oh stahp, you're too kind!
Speaking of pizza, I recently discovered a local vegan pizza place which (hear me out) is legitimately delicious. Would recommend!
Listen you.
Not a pickup line. I was testing the “ask me anything” concept.
The little known thing about "ask me anything" threads is that they are actually "tell you anything" threads.
PureX
Veteran Member
Why didn't you just say this in the first place?
The reason I get so persnickety about this is because claiming that, "art is whatever I like" (or think is pretty), or that, "art is whatever I say it is" cheapens and demeans the artistic endeavor, horrendously. To the point, really, of presuming it to be meaningless titillation. And as an artist who knows how much thought and effort real artists put into making real art, I find that both dishonest and offensive.
PureX
Veteran Member
Yes, in the way that I know what art is, and I engage in that activity.