Re: Do We Perceive Beauty in an Unexpected Context

[paul <phaslem@wightman.ca>]

At 11:36 AM 2/20/2012, you wrote:
> well, back in the good ole
> grad school days study painting, we talked about "Art" can't
> exist w/o a context. i'd put music in that also. the mega million $$
> works of art need the system of museums/galleries/collectors/etc to
> create & sustain this.
> of course there are those who exist outside this...but the idea, if you
> are walking in the woods and see a stretched canvas w/ paint on it, most
> likely you'll say: hmm, looks like thrown out trash!


I have a water colour up in my living room that is one of my favorite
pieces of art work. Many people that come to visit also comment on it
that it is a really nice painting, I found it at the dump....

In my own musical efforts I've often found that the tunes that were sort
of "throw aways" tunes that just seemed too simplistic to be
offered up as examples of my compositions or of my skill as a hammered
dulcimer player have ended up as other peoples favorites. I suppose as
Kris has often reminded us, art is a matter of perception to a great
degree.

Paul Haslem
www.dulcify.ca
Ontario, Canada