Post by JediLeia on Dec 10, 2005 15:59:06 GMT -5
I noticed this awhile ago, but I just got the idea to make this into a rant. What the heck is up with art and literature? Who is in charge of saying that a poem or work of art is "genious"? I think that most of the great poems and works of art out there, I could re-create in ten minutes! These people have issues!
Okay, so there will never be anyone who can re-create things quite like the Mona Lisa, Starry Night, or anything by Pablo Picasso. But I have no idea what's up with these "modern art" paintings that are like, ten lines, and a red square! I can do that with markers, a sheet of paper, and a ruler in five minutes! What is up with that? The critics call it "Genious," "A masterpiece," and, "Genuine." But I can do the same thing! And I can't draw anything more than stick people! Come on!
And poetry. What's with that? I love poetry, so don't think I'm trying to diss it, but some of the poems out there that are considered timeless works of literature, are total trash! I love "Nothing Gold Can Stay," or, "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." Poems by Shel Silverstein are really good, too. But I just don't understand why they thought Edgar Alan Poe was anything special. Yes, he was a great poet, and he did write quite well. But every Poe poem I have ever read was demented and depressing. Why would you read Poe's works in the first place? There's nothing good about them, they don't make you realize anything, they don't make you think, and they involve creepy rooms with talking ravens!
What's with that poem about the wheelbarrow? You know, "So much depends on a little red wheelbarrow, by the chicken coop," or something like that. It's a three line poem about nothing! I could write the same thing in two seconds! Watch. "So much depends on the tiny blue van, transporting the family to work and to school." Same thing, two seconds. What makes the one about the wheelbarrow so great? Why is it so much better than the one I just wrote?
And novels. Who the heck said that John Steinbeck was a great writer? I hate Steinbeck's writings! I had to read, "The Red Pony," and "The Grapes of Wrath." They both sucked! He spends way too much time on setting and symbolism. His plot lines suck, too! I don't care about symbolism. Symbolism is like revealing your entire plot line in the exposition. That's exactly what it does. There's no point to it. I don't know why it even exists. Symbolism has a place in other parts of life, and it's very important everywhere but writing. In writing, it's a stupid waste of ink and reading time.
I think that Steinbeck, along with many other authors, spent way too much time on setting. I think the reader should imagine the setting, therefore making the book a whole lot more personal.
Also, characterization. You should spend the whole entire book developing your character as you go, not all in four paragraphs at the beginning of the book. If you know too much about the character at the beginning, then you're able to pretty much predict the plot line.
All the aforementioned are reasons why art and literature critics, don't know what the heck they're talking about.
In closing, all art and literature critics need to be shut up for eternity. When they said, "Speak now, or forever hold your peace," they didn't really want you to speak. So please, shut up and get a life!
Jedileia signing off.
Okay, so there will never be anyone who can re-create things quite like the Mona Lisa, Starry Night, or anything by Pablo Picasso. But I have no idea what's up with these "modern art" paintings that are like, ten lines, and a red square! I can do that with markers, a sheet of paper, and a ruler in five minutes! What is up with that? The critics call it "Genious," "A masterpiece," and, "Genuine." But I can do the same thing! And I can't draw anything more than stick people! Come on!
And poetry. What's with that? I love poetry, so don't think I'm trying to diss it, but some of the poems out there that are considered timeless works of literature, are total trash! I love "Nothing Gold Can Stay," or, "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." Poems by Shel Silverstein are really good, too. But I just don't understand why they thought Edgar Alan Poe was anything special. Yes, he was a great poet, and he did write quite well. But every Poe poem I have ever read was demented and depressing. Why would you read Poe's works in the first place? There's nothing good about them, they don't make you realize anything, they don't make you think, and they involve creepy rooms with talking ravens!
What's with that poem about the wheelbarrow? You know, "So much depends on a little red wheelbarrow, by the chicken coop," or something like that. It's a three line poem about nothing! I could write the same thing in two seconds! Watch. "So much depends on the tiny blue van, transporting the family to work and to school." Same thing, two seconds. What makes the one about the wheelbarrow so great? Why is it so much better than the one I just wrote?
And novels. Who the heck said that John Steinbeck was a great writer? I hate Steinbeck's writings! I had to read, "The Red Pony," and "The Grapes of Wrath." They both sucked! He spends way too much time on setting and symbolism. His plot lines suck, too! I don't care about symbolism. Symbolism is like revealing your entire plot line in the exposition. That's exactly what it does. There's no point to it. I don't know why it even exists. Symbolism has a place in other parts of life, and it's very important everywhere but writing. In writing, it's a stupid waste of ink and reading time.
I think that Steinbeck, along with many other authors, spent way too much time on setting. I think the reader should imagine the setting, therefore making the book a whole lot more personal.
Also, characterization. You should spend the whole entire book developing your character as you go, not all in four paragraphs at the beginning of the book. If you know too much about the character at the beginning, then you're able to pretty much predict the plot line.
All the aforementioned are reasons why art and literature critics, don't know what the heck they're talking about.
In closing, all art and literature critics need to be shut up for eternity. When they said, "Speak now, or forever hold your peace," they didn't really want you to speak. So please, shut up and get a life!
Jedileia signing off.