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- Good ol' Hem.robthelad
- I agree.monospaced
- Subjectivity of interpretation. Symbolism doesn't need to injected by the creator when it can easily be extracted by the observer.palimpsest
- He inspires me to drink.
That’s a compliment.futurefood - Symbolism can be drawn from the subject(s), but can it be extracted accurately if it wasn’t even injected by the creator?monospaced
- I think the biggest issue is when the symbolism is extracted by the viewer, and then incorrectly attributed to the author/artist, assuming it was intentional.monospaced
- Even if it's not part of the creative process it is part of the work. So I can't agree that there isn't any symbolism in The Old Man and the Sea.palimpsest
- contradiction lies in last sentence.sted
- Leave art to the artists and the interpretation to the blowhard critics. Reminds me of that piece gnash posted with the peeling drywall._niko
- I thought this was about religion, not art.palimpsest
- https://i.imgur.com/…Gnash
- fond memories of ap english just making shit updoesnotexist