#Arts culture & entertainment

[k-wame]

oh they're taking it

[tuurverheydepoetryandprose]

In some corners of the internet there is a readiness to call anything pretentious whenever it is complex, abstract or deliberately alienating. Some people are also eager to claim that artists are too self-serious, snooty and elitist whenever they create something that is not straightforwardly understood.

They pretend art has always existed to appeal to the greatest number of people and appeal in a way that is simple and explicable. If you look at the history of art that could not be further from the truth. Even art that was performed to an ‘illiterate’ public often maintained layers of meaning and ambiguity throughout long periods of history (just look at the global historical traditions of oral storytelling)

The simplification of art and the expectation that everything should appeal to a wide audience is the result of commodification not democratisation. Art has arguably never been less revered than now and still there are people who think it has further to fall in esteem. Just look at the AI movement’s desire to undermine artists while stealing their work.

I believe that the ‘it’s not that deep’ crowd who is eager to wield the accusation of pretentiousness whenever something doesn’t connect to them is part of an anti-artist, anti-intellectual movement to do away with mainstream non-consumerist (non-recuperable) art.

There has been a concerted effort by corporations and those purely interested in consumerism to erase the notion that art is primarily a human expression that is not necessarily made to pander to a wide audience. Every day we see more efforts in the social media & technological culture wars to devalue art and demonise artists who wish to create artistically fulfilling works rather than crowd-pleasing content.

I think we need to push back harder against this. The anti-complexity consumerist mindset is not only incurious and subservient to corporations, it’s also anti-intellectual, anti-cultural and insidiously reactionary.

[world-of-celebs]

Barbara Palvin

[ahb-writes]

Fantasy Worldbuilding Questions (Arts and Entertainment)

Arts and Entertainment Worldbuilding Questions:

What are the most celebrated arts or entertainments in each region of this world? Are there symbols in common between cultures?

How are the arts valued in this world (and by whom)? Are artists venerated, looked down on, kept by patrons, penniless? A mixture?

Who are this world's most popular entertainers or artists, and why?

Who produces art and how do they learn (e.g., apprenticeship, classes)?

Where is art or entertainment such as plays typically enjoyed, and who has access to these spaces?

Where do artists draw inspiration or material from? Are any subjects or personages off limits/outlawed?

When does the knowledge of art and entertainment history stretch back to? What has been lost?

When do artists or entertainers begin training typically?

Why is an art object or performance considered 'good', under what conditions?

Why would someone want to become an artist or entertainer in this world?

❯ ❯ ❯ Read other writing masterposts in this series: Worldbuilding Questions for Deeper Settings

[katmcpheeuniverse]

Katharine McPhee arriving for the 16th Annual Zimmer Children's Museum Discovery Award Dinner at the Skirball Cultural Center on November 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.

[kylieforeverandever]

Kylie Minogue

[yellowanaloginterfacejackets]

Nicknames!!! Best of

(given by Det. Fusco)

2 other main characters on the show:

Taraji P. Henson as Detective Joss Carter

&

Kevin Chapman as Detective Lionel Fusco

[thirdity]

In the days before machinery men and women who wanted to amuse themselves were compelled, in their humble way, to be artists. Now they sit still and permit professionals to entertain them by the aid of machinery. It is difficult to believe that general artistic culture can flourish in this atmosphere of passivity.

Aldous Huxley, The Doors of Perception

[my-anime-goods]

Oshi no Ko - New goods by Culture Entertainment with new illustrations. Release: January 2024

[dinonerdsblog]

Tyrannosaurus. Rex from Dino-A-Live in Japan 🇯🇵🦖☝️.

[blackswaneuroparedux]

The greatest of these stories do not merely entertain, but awaken a sense of wonder and awe that connects us with the world beyond our own limited experience.

- J.R.R. Tolkien

I wonder what Tolkien would have made of our current age’s cult-like obsession with ‘lived experience’.

[moontaeddybear]

24th Korean Entertainment Art Award

[world-of-celebs]

 Alexandra Daddario attends the TAG Heuer Grand Opening of their new boutique on 5th Avenue on July 12, 2023 in New York City.

[hollywforever]

Holly Willoughby attends the National Television Awards at The O2 Arena on January 28, 2020 in London, England. 

[sometimeslondon]

The Tabernacle, an arts and entertainment venue in Notting Hill and at times rehearsal venue for the Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd

[james-stark-the-writer]

sometimes the way you people talk about Riverdale really makes me feel like you guys are anti-art lmao