Art reflects the consciousness of the artist as well as the subject of the work.
The experience of the work reflects something of the self-knowledge of the individual, and, to a great extent, the attitude of the culture that is home to the experience. Cultural emphasis on the value of the historic past or on a mind-set concerned with envisioning the future will produce differing responses to artistic works, for example. Each way of thinking has its virtues, as does receptivity to the vision each offers.
The experience of the work reflects something of the self-knowledge of the individual, and, to a great extent, the attitude of the culture that is home to the experience. Cultural emphasis on the value of the historic past or on a mind-set concerned with envisioning the future will produce differing responses to artistic works, for example. Each way of thinking has its virtues, as does receptivity to the vision each offers.
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