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What? Why does “great art” need to be a singular physical object? Can a wood block print be “great art”? Can a photograph? Can a Pixar film?

How is this act of creation in any way comparable to rock band? The painting version of rock band would be something like a paint-by-numbers set.

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It is art yes, but it's not great art simply because it is done on a computer. I am not trying to say that it is not good, simply that since it does not exist in the physical world on a solid object it is not 'great'. When I see the end result, I just see a picture. There is nothing. There is no evidence of emotion in the brush stroke or feeling in the texture. His picture is just a bunch of pixels. It looks good but that is it.

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Walter Benjamin? Is that you? Your aura looks pink today.

http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/g...

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