The extraordinary diversity in the range of human expression called "ART" reflects a fundamental quality of the human species as a whole. Human culture and knowledge have vastly outgrown the time and capacity given to any individual human brain to internalize it all. It is impossible for any one person to understand all aspects of any modern discipline (e.g., science, mathematics, history). Similarly, it is impossible for any one individual to be able to accept, identify with or understand the religious or political thinking of every corner of the collective human consciousness. To each life and mind much will be unattainable. Consequentially, each man and woman realize their own unique horizons and ultimate limitations. Simply dismissing any work of art as trash must be regarded in the context of the commenter's experience and Weltanschaunung. Ultimately, the commercial success of any work of art depends on exposure to the right market and what ever demand will support. That last aspect seems by far the most arcane and mysterious factor of all.

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