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The latest dA poll poses us with a fundamental question, the question Dadaists had so much fun with. Is quality in art subjective? Or taking it further: Is quality in anything subjective? It is far-fetched to believe there is one quality measure for art, one all-defying definition of what's good, and what's not. But saying that quality is purely subjective, isn't the whole truth either. There are many ways to name the qualities of a piece of art, or the intensity of these qualities, by seeing their relevance to other concepts, their emotional significance, etc. Some art just feels a lot better than other art.
Then, it does take insight and thus, subjectivity, to see qualities, to see certain aspects of a piece of art as valuable. It is the human mind's interpretative ability (sprouted from the cognitive basis of humanity as a whole), that makes art both beautiful and understandable. So you could say that subjectivity is indeed intrinsically connected to art. Subjectivity and quality, though, are not that intimate. Quality tends to stand on its own. It is an idea of definite measure and comparison, almost an illusion of intrinsic worth. Yet, there is no quality without interpretation. There is nothing (for us) without interpretation.
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