What is Art?
What is Art?
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I am also touched by Japanese painting, Indian archi- tecture, and Arabian stories. If I am but little touched Digitized by Google WHAT IS ART? 89 by a Japanese song and a Chinese novel, it is not that I do not understand thcoe productions, but that I know and am accustomed to higher works of art. It is not because their art is above me. Great works of art are only great because they are accessible and comprehen- sible to every one. The story of Joseph, translated into the Chinese language, tou...ches a Chinese. The story of Sakya Muni touches us. And there are, and must be, buildings, pictures, statues, and music of simi- lar power. So that, if art fails to move men, it cannot be said that this is due to the spectators' or hearers' lack of understanding ; but the conclusion to be drawn may and should be, that such art is either bad art, or is not art at all.
Art is differentiated from activity of the understand- ing, which demands preparation and a certain sequence of knowledge (so that one cannot learn trigonometry before knowing geometry), by the fact that it acts on people independently of their state of development and education, that the charm of a picture, sounds, or of forms, infects any man whatever his plane of de- velopment.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
I am also touched by Japanese painting, Indian archi- tecture, and Arabian stories. If I am but little touched Digitized by Google WHAT IS ART? 89 by a Japanese song and a Chinese novel, it is not that I do not understand thcoe productions, but that I know and am accustomed to higher works of art. It is not because their art is above me. Great works of art are only great because they are accessible and comprehen- sible to every one. The story of Joseph, translated into the Chinese language, tou...ches a Chinese. The story of Sakya Muni touches us. And there are, and must be, buildings, pictures, statues, and music of simi- lar power. So that, if art fails to move men, it cannot be said that this is due to the spectators' or hearers' lack of understanding ; but the conclusion to be drawn may and should be, that such art is either bad art, or is not art at all.
Art is differentiated from activity of the understand- ing, which demands preparation and a certain sequence of knowledge (so that one cannot learn trigonometry before knowing geometry), by the fact that it acts on people independently of their state of development and education, that the charm of a picture, sounds, or of forms, infects any man whatever his plane of de- velopment.
What to read after What is Art??
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Tolstoy Leo Graf to read onlineMoreLess
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