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Spyffe
>>163166 Actually, I'm not sure that point is up for debate at all. Art conveys a message by definition; otherwise you wouldn't see anything.
Now, whether you have to spend time thinking about the message to understand the art is another question. Clearly a picture of a Madonna and child is a depiction of a woman with a baby; you could just note that and move on.
But -- at least in my opinion -- great art conveys subtle meanings that require thought to appreciate. If the artist hasn't done anything to make the pair special, or at least put some effort into rendering the forms, then I would start questioning the painting's artistic value.
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