True Art

"μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆος

οὐλομένην, ἣ μυρί' Ἀχαιοῖς ἄλγε' ἔθηκεν"

—
Homer, The Iliad

"Beeeerrrrrr...."

—
Homer, The Simpsons

"Keepin' it thorough. :)"

—
This Troper

"Padatyu gibisïn ego."

—
Somebody.

Here's the short version.

Plagiarism.

Present day. Present time. aHaHaHaHaHa True Art is not this. This is not art.

This ~~minotaur~~ trope is not for you.

Today is a good day to die.^[1]

Crowning Moment of Heartwarming

True art is a tuna. True art is a tuba. True art slept with your sister and is having her babies.

True Art can't be not possibly different from anything that is not the opposite of any of these things:

There is an attitude shown in some works that some art doesn't make a lot of sense and should be mocked as pretentious and elitist. It is spoken of ironically as 'True Art,' implying that it is neither true nor art.

Naturally, the characters doing the mocking are portrayed as Philistines by the artistic characters...if the artistic characters are allowed to say anything at all, that is. Philistines are not notably fair about such things.

Some categories of things which may be too subtle for these Philistines:

↑ Chocolate Chip Cookie Ingredients - 3/4 cup sugar; 3/4 cup packed brown sugar; 1 cup butter, softened; 2 large eggs, beaten; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips; if desired, 1 cup chopped pecans, or chopped walnuts

[1] Chocolate Chip Cookie Ingredients - 3/4 cup sugar; 3/4 cup packed brown sugar; 1 cup butter, softened; 2 large eggs, beaten; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips; if desired, 1 cup chopped pecans, or chopped walnuts

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