[ExI] Rand's esthetics/was Re: Art and myth as systems thinking of a sort

[natasha at natasha.cc]

Dan, I'll make this short because I'm preparing to leave town.

Artistic projects are re-creations of real-time, synthetic reality,  
and concept-experiences (mental processes). Artists apply their unique  
sense of life and fundamental values into their works.

[This is not my personal view, but the accessed knowledge of experts  
in the field of art and sciences, art theory and aesthetics.]

Rand agrees with this and made "metaphysical value-judgment" her  
well-known phrase.

[This is common knowledge of objectivists, Randians and others who  
have read Rand.]

Nonetheless, because her own metaphysical value-judgment conflicted  
with contemporary art, she was at a loss in understanding the era  
because she could not *experience* it.  And, since she could not  
*experience* it, her view of aesthetics is incomplete and lacks a full  
understanding "art".

[This has been expressed by those close to her, including Nathanial  
Brandon, and by critics of her dislike of contemporary art. (No  
references included because they are too many to list and I do not  
have the time.  Just Google it.)]

Since systems thinking is inclusive of all areas, Rand is not the most  
appropriate thinker to draw from.

[This above-sentence is my personal view based on 40 years in the wide  
field of the arts and sciences and 15 years immersed in the academic  
study of art practice and art theory.]

That's all Dan.

Best,
Natasha