Art

Esthetic quality, the most essential ingredient oftruth. The matter of esthetics alone is a matter
art, has been left until the last. The estheticof evaluation -- a matter of degree of this kind of
response is a very personal thing, yet there arepleasurable response that is evoked by something
cultural standards. Some people have thrown inwe perceive. Some thinkers refer to esthetic
the sponge and said that matters of esthetics arequalities as a lure, an attention getter, as the
completely relative, yet they discuss art with theflower is colorful and provides nectar to lure the
implicit assumption of universal esthetic values.bee, so that the flower's species may be
One of the reasons for leaving the considerationperpetuated. For that matter beauty can be
of esthetics until the last is that I consider thatregarded as analogous to the pleasures of sex
the study of art from the anthropoligical point ofthat lure animals to reproduce. To assign such
view calls for doing just that, putting asidepleasures instrumental biological roles does not
considerations of esthetic excellence until one hasexplain why the "lures" are so attractive, so
looked at a work or a style from every otherlifeenhancing for the individual, nor, for that
point of view. Even if one's concern is primarilymatter, do such explanations" diminish the ultimate
appreciation, one does not come to it by beingmystery of life itself. The mysterious need of
told "You ought to like that," but by withholdinghuman beings for esthetic experience has never
judgment, or to be more accurate, setting asidebeen explained. The role of this need in human
one's inevitable initial reaction, and first consideringaffairs has been treated as incidental. When we
the work from a number of viewpoints.Bylook at the archeological and ethnographic record,
defining art so very broadly in the beginning, Iand reassess the importance of trade, however,
have opened up the possibilities of regardinga new possibility emerges. As soon as the barest
perhaps the great majority of human things asphysical needs are met, and sometimes even
art, and by this very inclusiveness forced a kindbefore, some kind of esthetic satisfaction is
of relativism as each person is forced to selectcommonly sought.Trade, whether in the Sepik
from this vast mass of material what heRiver area or in the preColumbian Mississippian or
considers worthy of artistic contemplation. Thebetween ancient China and ancient Rome, is not in
alternative is to abdicate and only accept whatessentials, but in "luxury goods" - that is to say,
the Tastemakers decree is art by placing onpretty things. It is customary to say that the
display objects so labeled. This broad view,wielders of power, from big men to god-King
considering the esthetic dimension of manyemperors, organize the making and importation of
activities and many kinds of artifacts is part ofluxury goods to enhance their prestige and
the present openness, part of the rejection ofextend their power. But how can the possession
ethnocentric and snobbish ideas about fine arts.and control of beautiful things bring prestige unless
Carried to extremes such a view can lead to athey are considered highly desirable in
sentimental enthusiasm for anything "handthemselves? How can you show off with
crafted." By and large, however, the process ofsomething if other people do not admire it? As
discovering the beauty of everyday objectsfar as the other assigned motivation, that people
enlarges and refines esthetic perception and usedeal in art objects just for money, how can there
these for the evaluative terms for art.Also,be any profit in such things if they are not widely
perhaps, this is because art is not only meant tovalued for themselves? As soon as people get
be pretty, but at its best seeks to combine Goodpower or money they use them to embellish their
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