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Does the creator or the audience determine the meaning of a work of art? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 days ago by wuphysics87@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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E.g. music, sculpture, novel

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[–] TherapyGary@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Can I say neither? I would argue that a creator can't imbue their creation with an intrinsic meaning. I'd say that it can mean something to the creator, and it can mean something to the audience, but outside any observation it's inherently meaningless.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 2 days ago

When you can see the universe in a pen and ink...