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i've always been under the impression that an open mind is a good thing, even if the "artwork" looked at isn't one's cup of tea
It is a good thing, because an open mind it usually means that you also have your eyes wide open!
ART is NOT RATIONAL--it's MYSTICAL. How can I come up w/"Reasons" for what I judge?
Excuse me chip j
In your first post with your humble opinion, you gave a definition (judgment), so the way you can come up w/"Reasons" is to show that your definition is because you've thought ideas and you've ordered concepts, giving you the opportunity to state reasons to come to such a conclusion. Pretty easy to understand! (The same applies to the definition of "not rational", unless you want to hide yourself "there").
"Mystical Art": Art is the conveyance of an idea, and in that we are now.
One person may know a lot about something, one person may have an impeccable and splendid cultural and educational experience, and that very same person may be rude at the same time (plenty of examples out there). IMHO I do not have to justify with my years of experience nor the learning received, that for those reasons my opinion/work is superior to anyone's, nor any inferior either. I found your comments, again in my humble opinion, very aggressive, if you do not show that there is more than rudeness in your words and there is no other content behind, we shall stay with that.
edited: I stop here with this