GoronmontoGames@lemmy.worldEnglish·5 months agoWhy People Don’t Catch The Politics In Their Favorite Games(aftermath.site)external-linkarrow-up1195arrow-down133message-square95 fedilink
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minus-squareintensely_humanEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down8·5 months agolinkfedilinkNo, art is not for thinking. Books are for thinking. Art is for experiencing.
minus-squareJayjaderEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down0·5 months agolinkfedilinkArt might not be about thinking while you are experiencing it, but it most definitely is about thinking about the experience afterwards, as much as experiencing it in the first place. Not to mention that books are often art.
minus-squareintensely_humanEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down0·5 months agolinkfedilinkSure yeah, thinking afterward is great. Just like you can think about sex, music, food, etc. Just don’t stand there thinking “What am I supposed to be thinking about with this one?” If an artist’s message is so small it can be put into words, they should just tack a notecard to the wall.
No, art is not for thinking. Books are for thinking. Art is for experiencing.
Art might not be about thinking while you are experiencing it, but it most definitely is about thinking about the experience afterwards, as much as experiencing it in the first place.
Not to mention that books are often art.
Sure yeah, thinking afterward is great. Just like you can think about sex, music, food, etc.
Just don’t stand there thinking “What am I supposed to be thinking about with this one?”
If an artist’s message is so small it can be put into words, they should just tack a notecard to the wall.