What role does ethics have in art? Should it?
The question of Forgery has brought up many questions concerning the ethics of such an act, and I think that we often have trouble separating the ethics from the aesthetics.
I think that our ethical consideration overshadows and undermines our aesthetic response to a painting. The Disciples of Emmaus is a wonderful painting, and I do not think that the painter, being of questionable morality, should detract from that. The aesthetic qualities of a painting should be judged for what they are; they should not be influenced by the person who painted it.
My question is how do you think ethics influence other mediums of art. What about pornography?
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