Torrie Weissenbach: No I don't think it has to be at all . And it does not have to be, either. There are some really grotesque paintings out there that are neither pleasurable or nice to look at. But it is still are none the less and they are famous alsoOne comes to mind ( The Scream )
Troy Staton: Absolutely not. In fact, "didacticism" in art has been a diminishing concept since the late 18th, early 19th centuries, though previously, critics and theorists often had problems with art if it WASN'T didactic -- that is, if it didn't instruct as well as provide pleasure. Even so, there were plenty of 16th-18th-century works that provided pleasure only, and even some from the Greek and Roman periods. Much art in history has been solely about "delighting the eye."Today, we want art to be visually provocative, to make people think, but that doesn't necessarily demand that it provide a "teaching moment," some sort of lesson, which is what didacticism is all about. Visua! l provocation need not be traditonally or conventionally "pleasurable" (there are artists whose work can be described as far from pleasant but who are certainly provocative), and there are also fine artists whose work is simply beautiful to see....Show more
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