Out of Class
Let's talk about what is considered as good art, music, and literature (inspiration from Mai Vi's blog post). A lot of people believe that technique is an important aspect of measuring what is considered as being good. However, I believe that the standard of good fine arts is relative. It all depends on whether we can connect with the creation itself, no matter if our understanding conforms with the creator's intention or it is solely based on our personal experience.
For instance, I love Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club. The book speaks to my inner self because it shows my struggle for my identity and it helps me to figure out who I am as a person. In that book, Amy Tan occasionally uses Chinese words and idioms. Although she does explain the terms contextually, a person who has no knowledge about Mandarin would have difficulty understanding the true meaning. In addition, he or she would not have been so touched by the book as I was. To me, the book is good literature because I am able to connect and relate to the characters and stories written. To a normal American student, the book could merely be a book, and no more.
If the purpose of art, music, and literature is to evoke emotions, then different people would have different opinions of what is good art, music, and literature because some people can connect to certain fine arts and other people can relate others. If there is always an audience for a piece of creation, then that creation, with no doubt, is good.
Source of Image: http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs43/f/2009/061/c/0/Face_Paint_by_Music_Books_Art.jpg
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