Should artists risk having their work interpreted incorrectly or have it be dismissed. Is there a flat answer for this?
Does explaining art take away from the experience of the viewer?
When you listen to music or watch a movie do you prefer to get what you get out of it - and attach it to whatever personal thoughts you have, or do you prefer to have it explained to you.
Which is more fullfilling to you as a viewer/listener? Have you ever really liked someones work for personal reasons and then been given an explaination of meaning for it, and it ended up ruining that work for you?
Or, even though something is explained to you - say a song's lyrics - does having been given the meaning behind it not alter your personal interpretation of it?
This thread was inspired by Rez - hope that doesn't ruin it for you now that you know the secret behind it
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