"The Wogster" wrote in message
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Art is something that when experienced repeatedly invokes the emotional
response intended by the artist.

Pure drivel. Horsepucky!
Art can be intellectual. It ain't all about hugs, kissing, pain and agony.

In fact, one of the very worst things about so many "famous" "art"
photojournalist images is that the "artistic" merits of it allow people to
view gutwrenching reality while at the same time feeling all cozy knowing
it's really shmoozy art. Eugene Smith is a famous early example of exact;u
that. So are the friggin lazy ass pictures taken by photographers who go to
India (for example) and _harvest_ closeup pictures of the poor, starving
kids.