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Old 02-21-2002, 04:17 PM   #51
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I don't think professional fine art should be created unless it is aesthetically pleasing ...
While agreeing with the majority opinion (which in younger days would have been reason enough to DISAGREE ) I don't think the words "should be" have a valid place in art critque. (Does one absolute fighting another negate them both?)

I know what you meant Nathaniel, and I suspect your "should be" did NOT in fact mean "must be" (did it?), but that is what is too often meant when people trot out those two iron-plated words ...
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