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Art

SallySeahorse

Ok, there's a decent chance this one's just me, but I'm curious.

I don't get art. I understand making it as an outlet, and I can appreciate beauty. However when I look at a painting/sculpture etc, I don't 'feel' anything. Either it looks pretty or it doesn't, it's done with skill or it's not. This seems to span all genres/movements.

As this is a sort of perception thing, and to do with connecting emotionally, I wondered whether it may be ASD related. Does anyone else feel the same? Negative responses welcome as this is just a point of interest, I'm not looking for reassurance.

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  • A great deal of what is called art is extremely significant to me. Music particularly so. And yet, I am really quite utilitarian and austere in my tastes when it comes to things in my home environment.. The rest of my family are interested in things like creative writing, poetry, and painting watercolors, But I hardly ever actually create anything which isn't largely utilitarian in purpose. And in my capacity as an articled wood butcher, I greatly appreciate stuff like Shaker furniture. My musical interests tend to be often quite bizarre and wide-ranging, however. (That's really what sends me!) And although I was quite adept at writing poetry in school, I find these days that I have no great appreciation of poetry. ( Much as I have never really understood or appreciated religion, despite numerous attempts to better inform me.) But decent prose does have its attractions!

    I remember back in the 60s being taken to a local meeting, at which a local artist had compiled a rather good slideshow presentation on what might be called impressionist art. It was great to be primary school age, and be very welcome to attend what was basically an art appreciation session compiled for adults and amateur painters. Turners and French impressionists figured heavily. A T.S. Lowry landscape was flashed up on the projector screen, and I thought almost immediately that this was the most compelling picture I had seen that evening; Particularly as it clearly depicted to me a familiar landscape in the town where I lived. (Some of the adults still hadn't realised it was painted locally.) It transpired that a local barber and amateur painter was a close friend of Lowry, and that Lowry regularly visited the locale. I have never really forgotten that, and the next time I'm in Manchester it would be great to visit The Lowry.

    Doubtless, this post was partly inspired by the current film about Lowry with a greatly thinned down Timothy Spall. His movie about Turner I found quite fascinating. So I guess I have also begun to get Turner better in recent years; although his work was obviously quite striking to me even then.

  • in reply to Senor

    Yes, I think it might simply be that appreciation from an early age I've missed out on, rather than anything more inherent. Have added that gallery to my list, I'm definitely going to try harder to find something I like. 

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