> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 3 evergreens</em></s> #### [[The audience's perception is more important than the artist's intention]] I think many artist's realize this, refusing to give insight into their thought process while creating art or what they expect to be taken from their art e.g. [[Donald Glover]] after *[This Is America](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYOjWnS4cMY)*. ^[[Donald Glover Doesn't Want To Explain "This is America" Music Video](https://youtu.be/SLL6gpy00WE?t=137)] The impact that art can have on the audience is so much greater if each audience member can have a unique reaction. If the artist prescribes the audience's reaction, they are losing out on so much impact. I think that a lot of people look to the artist for an interpretation because they think that other people are not giving the art the reverence it deserves, or they just don't like other people's views of the art that they like. I think this is lazy, you are appealing to authority, rather than adapting to this other opinion. - part of:: [[Communication provides the opportunity to shape other's perceptions]] ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SAPLING *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[art]], [[perception]], [[intention]], [[media]]