Great art can exist and affect people through pure visual power, emotion, atmosphere, or mystery—even when its meaning remains unclear or deliberately ambiguous. Understanding can deepen appreciation, but it is not a prerequisite for impact or value.Many masterpieces (abstract expressionism, color field, some surrealist works) thrive precisely because they resist complete understanding.https://www.theartstory.org/definition/abstract-expressionism/ https://www.moma.org/collection/terms/ambiguity-in-art https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/oct/21/why-we-dont-need-to-understand-art
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The Value of Independent MusicIndependent music matters because it stays honest. It escapes commercial formulas, giving space to real emotion, bold experiments, and strange beautiful ideas that major labels rarely touch. Its value lies in authenticity, diversity, and the intimate connection between artist and listener — no filters, no algorithms deciding what “should” sound like. Indie music reminds us music can still be art first, not content. It keeps the underground alive, nurtures new genres, and proves you don’t need a corporation’s permission to create something meaningful.https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord https://pitchfork.com/features/article/independent-music-2025 https://bandcamp.com/about
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No, music does not require narrative. Absolute music, like symphonies or sonatas, exists purely as sound patterns evoking emotions without stories—think Bach's fugues or Brahms' quartets. In contrast, program music (e.g., Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique) intentionally depicts scenes or tales. Listeners often impose narratives anyway, but music's power lies in abstraction, not storytelling.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_music https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program_music https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-019-0363-1
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