 artists, etc).

There's also a thick nearly opaque wall of posturing involved, so that talking
about art is often an anxious display of cultural capital.

Learning to love art, like learning to love wine, is heavily tied up with
class and the attempt to "understand" the acquired tastes of the upper middle
class.

Staring at paintings in exhibition rooms or museums is also a very unnatural
thing for a human being to do. Great art from the past wasn't made to be
"exhibited" like that, it was usually part of a context, from which it was
later extracted, or literally stolen.

You can think of a painting in terms of "how would this subtle affect my mood
if I hung it on the east wall of my living room?" That's a function of art,
too, and probably a more authentic and real one. A lot of art was made to hang
in churches for inspiration, so if you're inspired by religion, that's a whole
thing.

Maybe you'd like to try going to a museum of history and viewing some ancient
everyday tools, coins, and jewelry. Those are things that were carried around
by people or kept in their homes, and people wouldn't usually stand around
staring at them and admiring them, so you're not experiencing them as they
did, and there's no need to feel "emotion" in any romantic or dramatic
sense... but those artifacts are still very interesting, beautiful, and
provoking the imagination.

You can also be interested in paintings in this way. Go to an art museum, find
a painting that seems interesting in some way, not necessarily because it
overwhelms you with feelings, but maybe just because it seems odd, strange, or
curious... Or you just don't understand it.

Then you can realize that a single painting, because it contains so much
information in the whole tapestry of its context and history, is like a portal
into another world that you can explore, if you want to... and that's kind of
amazing.

I think the idea of a painting as a radiant artifact that makes people swoon
with awe is pretty strange, and possibly only applies to people with a certain
abnormal genetic kind of synaesthesia.

Van Gogh painted a lot of scenes from nature, because he loved nature, and
walked
artists, etc). 

 There's also a thick nearly opaque rampart of posturing imply, so that talking 
 about art is frequently an anxious display of cultural das kapital. 

 Learning to love art, like teach to love wine, is heavily tie up with 
 class and the attempt to " sympathize " the acquired tastes of the upper middle 
 class. 

 star at paintings in exhibition room or museums is also a very abnormal 
 thing for a human being to do. big art from the past wasn't made to be 
 " exhibited " like that, it was normally part of a context, from which it was 
 by and by extracted, or literally stolen. 

 You can think of a painting in price of " how would this subtle affect my mood 
 if I hung it on the east wall of my living room? " That's a affair of art, 
 too, and probably a more authentic and real one. A lot of art was made to hang 
 in churches for inspiration, so if you're inspire by religion, that's a whole 
 thing. 

 possibly you'd wish to try going to a museum of history and viewing some ancient 
 everyday creature, coins, and jewelry. Those are things that were carried around 
 by citizenry or kept in their homes, and people wouldn't usually stand around 
 staring at them and admire them, so you're not experiencing them as they 
 did, and there's no need to find " emotion " in any romantic or dramatic 
 common sense... but those artifact are however very interesting, beautiful, and 
 provoking the imagination. 

 You can also be concerned in paintings in this way. Go to an art museum, find 
 a painting that seems interesting in some way, not necessarily because it 
 overwhelms you with feeling, but maybe precisely because it seems odd, foreign, or 
 curious... Or you just don't understand it. 

 Then you can realize that a single painting, because it contain so much 
 data in the whole tapestry of its context and history, is like a portal 
 into another world that you can research, if you want to... and that's kind of 
 amazing. 

 I think the idea of a painting as a radiant artifact that makes people swoon 
 with awe is pretty strange, and possibly only applies to citizenry with a certain 
 abnormal genetic kind of synaesthesia. 

 Van Gogh paint a lot of scenes from nature, because he sleep together nature, and 
 walked
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about aet is often an anxious dispuay of cuptural cqpitel.

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provoking the lmagiuatiot.

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a painting ehat seems intgresting nn somd way, not hecessacily because it
overwhelms iou with feelmngs, but iaybw juwt becajre it seems odc, strange, or
curious... Or you just don't mnderrfand it.

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informabiov in the whole tapestry mf ifs context and hisyovy, is likg a portaj
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amazihg.

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There's also a thicK nearly opaQue waLl oF poStUrinG invOlved, so that talKIng
aBout art is often an anxiouS dispLaY Of cuLTuRal caPital.

LeARnING to LoVe Art, LiKE lEarniNg tO love wiNe, is heavilY tiEd Up with
class aND tHe attempt tO "unDerstand" the aCquIred taStEs oF The upPer MiddlE
class.

sTaring At paintinGs IN exhibITion rooMS Or MuseUms is also a very unnATuRAl
thing for a humAn beinG tO Do. gREat Art From the pasT wAsn't mADe to be
"eXHiBITEd" lIKe that, it was usUally part of A ConText, frOm WhiCH it was
Later ExTRacTed, or literaLly sTolen.

You cAn thinK Of a painTIng in teRms of "hOw wOulD thiS SuBtLe aFfECt mY MoOd
iF i huNg it on thE eAsT wall Of my LIVINg roOm?" THat's A funcTion of art,
too, aNd pRobaBLy a More aUthenTic aNd Real oNe. A lot Of art WaS made to hang
in chUrchEs for inspIraTiOn, sO iF you'rE InspirEd bY reLigion, tHat's a whOLe
tHiNG.

mAyBe you'd like to try goiNg TO A mUseum of hIstory ANd ViEWing some AnCieNt
evERYday tOols, COiNs, and jewElry. ThOSe ArE things ThAt were CaRriEd aRound
BY peoPle or kEpt in theIr homES, and people woulDN't usually stanD ArOUNd
STariNg aT them and admIrinG Them, So yoU'Re Not EXperiEncinG tHEm AS they
did, and there's no NeEd to feEl "emoTion" in any romaNtic or dramATIC
sense... buT thoSE aRTifacts are stilL very InterestinG, BeautifuL, and
pRovoking The imaginATIon.

You caN alSo bE inTerESTeD in paintings iN THis wAy. go to an aRt mUseum, fiNd
a PaiNtiNg tHaT seems intEresting In SoMe WaY, noT neceSSarily beCaUse It
OveRwhelMS you wiTh feeLingS, bUt MAybE just beCAuSE It seEmS oDd, stRanGe, Or
curIous... oR yoU just doN't understAnd IT.

TheN yOu Can realIze that a singlE pAinting, becAuSe iT contaINS so much
iNformation in the whole tapEStry of iTs cOntexT and History, is LikE a portAl
iNTo anotHer worLd thaT yOu cAN ExploRE, If You WaNt to... and thaT'S KinD of
amAzIng.

I Think thE idea of a painting as A RadIant artifact tHat MakeS PEoPle SWoON
wiTh AWe iS PRetty strange, and Possibly onLy APpLies to peopLE wiTh A certaiN
abnormAl genETic kind Of synaestHesia.

Van GOgH paiNTEd a Lot of sceneS from natUre, becausE He lovED nAture, And
Walked
 artists, etc).

There's a lso a thic k nea rly  op aq ue w allof posturing i n volv ed, so that talking
ab out a rt is o f te n ananxious di s p lay  o fcul tu r al  capi tal .

Lear ning to lo vear t, like lear n in g to lovewin e, is heavil y t ied up  w ith class  an d the  attem p t to " understan d" the ac q uired t a s te s of  the upper middle cl a ss.

Staring a t pain ti n gs i n e xhi bition roo ms  or m u seums i s  a l s o  av ery unnatural 
thing fora  hu man be in g t o  do. G reatar t  fr om the past  was n't madeto be" exhibit e d" like  that,  it  wa s us u al ly  pa rt ofa  c ont e xt,  from wh ic hit wa s
la t e r extr act ed,or li terally stole n.
You can  thin k ofa pa in tingin ter ms of  " how would thissubt le affect  my  m ood 
i f I h u ng itonthe  east w all ofm y l iv i n g  r oom?" That's a fun ct i o nof art,too, a n dpr o bably amo reauth e n tic a nd r e al  one. Alot of ar twas mad eto han ginchu rches forinspir ation, s o ify ou're inspired by religion,t ha t ' sa  who lething.

May be y o u'dlike to  tr y  goin g toam us e um of history and v ie wing s ome a ncient
everyd ay tools,c o i ns, andjewe l ry .  Those are thi ngs t hat were c a rried ar oundby peopl e or kept i n theirhom es,  an d p e o pl e wouldn't us u a llyst and aro und 
starin g a t t hem  an dadmiringthem, so  y ou 'r enot  expe r iencingth emas  th ey
di d , andthere 's n one e d t o feel" em o t ion"  i nanyrom an tic o r dr a mat ic
sens e... buttho s e ar ti fa cts are  still very i nt eresting,be aut iful,a n d
provok ing the imagination.

Y o u can a lso  be i nter ested inpai ntings  in this w ay. Go  to a nart m useum , fi ndapainting t h a t s eemsin tere sting i n some way, not ne c ess arily because  it 
ove r w he lms yo u  wi th fee l i ngs, but maybejust becau se it  seems odd ,  st ra nge, or 
curiou s...O r you j ust don't  understa nd  it. The n you canrealizethat a si n gle p a in ting,  be causeit  co ntain s so m u chinfor mation  i n thewhole  t apestryof its context and hist ory, i s lik e a  portal
i nto ano ther worl d th at you can  ex plo re, i f y o u wan t to . ..  an d  that 's k i nd of
ama z in g.I  t hink the id e a ofa pai nti n g as a  rad iant artifact tha t  makes peopleswoo n wit h a w e is  p retty strange,  an dp o ssibly o nl y applies t o people  w i th acertai n
abno rmal ge n e ti c  kindof s yna esthesia. 

V an Gogh pa in te d  a lot  ofsc enes f rom na t ure, b ecause he lovednatur e ,  andw alk ed
 artists,_etc).

There's also_a thick nearly opaque_wall of_posturing_involved, so_that_talking
about art is_often an anxious_display of cultural capital.

Learning_to love art,_like_learning to love wine, is heavily tied up with
class and the attempt to "understand"_the_acquired tastes_of_the_upper middle
class.

Staring at paintings in_exhibition rooms or museums is_also a_very unnatural
thing for a human being to do._Great_art from the_past wasn't made to be
"exhibited" like that, it was_usually part of a context, from_which it was
later_extracted,_or_literally stolen.

You can think_of a painting in terms of_"how would this subtle affect my_mood
if I hung it on the east_wall of my living room?" That's_a function of art,
too, and_probably a_more authentic and real one._A lot of_art was_made to hang
in_churches for inspiration, so if you're_inspired by religion,_that's a whole
thing.

Maybe you'd like to_try_going to a_museum_of_history and_viewing some ancient
everyday_tools,_coins, and_jewelry._Those are things that were carried_around
by_people or kept in their homes, and_people wouldn't usually stand_around
staring_at them and admiring_them, so you're not experiencing_them as they
did, and there's no_need to_feel "emotion"_in any romantic or dramatic
sense... but those artifacts are still very_interesting, beautiful, and
provoking the imagination.

You can_also be interested in_paintings in_this_way. Go to_an_art museum,_find
a painting that seems interesting in some_way, not_necessarily because it
overwhelms you with feelings,_but maybe just because_it_seems odd, strange, or
curious... Or you_just don't understand it.

Then you can_realize that a single painting,_because_it_contains so much
information in the_whole tapestry of its context and_history, is like_a portal
into another world that you can_explore,_if you want to... and that's_kind_of
amazing.

I think the idea of a_painting_as_a radiant artifact that makes_people swoon
with awe is pretty strange,_and possibly only applies to people with a certain
abnormal_genetic kind of_synaesthesia.

Van Gogh painted a lot_of_scenes_from nature, because he loved nature, and
walked