How Art Can Be Good
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- The author argues that there is such a thing as good taste and good art, contrary to the relativistic belief that taste is merely personal preference.
- Good art is defined as art that effectively interests its human audience, and humans share many commonalities (e.g., attraction to faces, primary colors) that make such judgments objective.
- Measuring taste is complicated by biases like brand recognition and artistic tricks, but individuals can approach objective judgment by eliminating these errors through awareness and broad exposure.
- The ability to recognize good art constitutes good taste, and this concept is crucial for artists who aspire to create great works rather than being discouraged by relativism.