Wally wrote:
Appreciating art isn't about 'understanding' it, or analysing, or
intellectualising, but about being affected by it - having a reaction, being
drawn into it. Good art grabs you by the boo-boo. Whether or not a piece of
art is 'good' has more to do with the person experiencing it, than any
intrinsic quality of the artwork itself. "That's a good painting" is,
generally speaking, a metaphor for "I like that painting".

Depends on who's speaking. While I agree that the reaction to a gien
piece of art is the important thing about it, there is a lot to know
about any field of art such as painting for example.

It is quite possible, given some education on the technical aspects, to
look at a painting and say, "That's a good painting but I just don't
like it." Same for music.

Regards
Doug King