Does art have to have one specific emotion or understanding, shouldn’t people strive to find their own individual meaning in the art?
Tolstoy's entire the definition of art is based on the communication of emotion using some medium. However, he never touches on the subject of whether or not a piece of art could have more then one emotion. I feel Tolstoy would say great art would not, because a single emotion will be much clearer for people to grasp and he states in his writing that great art is very clear and understandable. He claims that the greatest art will be a simplistic and uniform experience for everyone who sees it.
I however, very much disagree with this idea. His claims limit art and does not promote deeper artistic thought. If an art piece can communicate multiple feelings and draw off the experience of the observe so that they can put in their own meaning to the piece, then that is a real piece of art. Any art that allows someone to ponder and apply their own thoughts and feelings is more of an art then a single experience tied to it.
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