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Originally Posted by Bb
Submit totally to the will of the author!
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We should 'submit' to the art, not the artist,
but the artist is the communicator of the art to us, so we should attempt
in the first instance, & as far as we are able, to experience the art objectively.
Or, if I take your post for example, would you want me to make an effort - in so far as I can, to try & understand your points, the things you are trying to communicate to me, as objectively as I can, or would you be happy with me simply reading into them whatever I choose?
In other words, is it possible for me to understand what you're saying - if I pay attention & read your words carefully - or
must I inevitably interpret what you write in my own, unique, idiosyncratic way?
And if I
must do that, how can you object if I misunderstand or misinterpret what you write, or impose my own meaning on it? Shouldn't I have enough respect for you as a person, & for what you have made the effort to write & post here that I try, in so far as I am able, to understand what
you intend?