By Leo Tolstoy
What Is Art? (1897) byLeo Tolstoy is a philosophical critique of traditional aesthetics and a moral redefinition of art. Tolstoy argues thattrue art is not about beauty or technical skill but aboutthe sincere expression and transmission of human feeling from artist to audience. Art is good when it communicates emotions thatunite people especially feelings that promotelove compassion humility and moral clarity . He criticizes much of elite art-opera classical music and high literature-asartificial exclusive and morally empty serving only the upper classes. For Tolstoy the highest form of art isreligious or ethical art which helps humanity progress morally. Art that is incomprehensible elitist or disconnected from everyday human experience he concludes fails its true purpose .
What Is Art? (1897) byLeo Tolstoy is a philosophical critique of traditional aesthetics and a moral redefinition of art. Tolstoy argues thattrue art is not about beauty or technical skill but aboutthe sincere expression and transmission of human feeling from artist to audience. Art is good when it communicates emotions thatunite people especially feelings that promotelove compassion humility and moral clarity . He criticizes much of elite art-opera classical music and high literature-asartificial exclusive and morally empty serving only the upper classes. For Tolstoy the highest form of art isreligious or ethical art which helps humanity progress morally. Art that is incomprehensible elitist or disconnected from everyday human experience he concludes fails its true purpose .
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