ART - The Good, the Bad and the In-Between - Clayton D Steep - August 1982

Clayton D Steep

How can we determine what is truly worthwhile in the realm of literature, art, music, the theater? On every side we are exposed to what is rightly or wrongly called artistic creativity. It either serenades us or it blasts at us from radios and stereos. It soothes our eyes or it assaults them from the printed page. It entertains, transports or repulses us on stage, television or in the movies. Involved are music, literature, sculpture, dancing , painting, architecture - all forms of human artistic endeavor. Since ancient times discussions have raged as to what is good, beautiful and moral in the arts. Greek philosophers argued about it. Medieval thinkers pondered it. Modern critics have tried to define it. The only conclusion most people seem to agree on is that beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. But is that all there is to the arts? Are there no standards by which one may judge artistic expression? - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library