The art of bluff and a definition of beauty
Yet, as Hugh says, from the outset “art has always been different things to different people”.
Automatically the reader can identify the angle of Hugh’s article. And thus this perspective is maintained throughout. That is until he says “... subjectivity is at the core of all art”, which is where I beg to differ. Perhaps what Hugh is saying rather is that ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder’.
Thomas Aquinas said that for something to be beautiful, it must have three factors: clarity, proportion and unity.
It would appear that Hugh may not have equated the exhibition in the light of this criteria. Therefore he may have missed a wonderful opportunity to enjoy many of the items that contain unity, clarity and proportion.
Perhaps, in this light the author can appreciate more fully the dimensional aspects to contemporary art.
As for the author’s comments that “viewing this contemporary art has not swayed me from the opinion that there are a lot of bluffers in this game”, well, that I would certainly beg to agree with. And that is only a personal opinion. I enjoyed the article a great deal.
Marcus FitzGerald,
Strand St.,
Tralee,
Co Kerry.
