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Full Idea
The horror or terror of Edvard Much's 'The Scream' could in principle be expressed by different paintings, or even by works of music.
Gist of Idea
The horror expressed in some works of art could equallly be expressed by other means
Source
Gary Kemp (Croce and Collingwood [2012], 1)
Book Ref
'Key Thinkers in Aesthetics', ed/tr. Giovannelli,Alessandro [Continuum 2012], p.102
A Reaction
A very good simple point against the idea that the point of art is expression. It leaves out the very specific nature of each work of art!
Related Idea
Idea 20419 We don't already know what to express, and then seek means of expressing it [Kemp]
20416 | By 1790 aestheticians were mainly trying to explain individual artistic genius [Kemp] |
20417 | Expression can be either necessary for art, or sufficient for art (or even both) [Kemp] |
20419 | We don't already know what to express, and then seek means of expressing it [Kemp] |
20418 | The horror expressed in some works of art could equallly be expressed by other means [Kemp] |