..... I think the statement of creating art not to appeal to anybody is a self defeatist statement.
If art is created not to appeal to people, then who is art created for in the first place? Why do we even bother showing it? Art is a form of expression, communication and it is created to appeal to, and communicate with people. If that function is lost, so is the intergrity of art.
First of all, I need to thank Skye Tan's statement in another thread that got me thinking.
Why do I take photograph? Who do I take the photograph for?
I don't have an answer. I will come back to post my thoughts here on this topic, if I can put something coherent together.
What are your thoughts?