Slowly, over the past two years, I’ve become more and more interested in art. The works I’ve experienced have been few, but I think they’re of pretty good quality. I’ve repeatedly visited the major art museums in the San Francisco Bay area and I spent a few frantic hours trying to take in all I could during a visit to the Smithsonian. I’ve not taken any formal art appreciation classes, so I’ve sort of walked into this world like a babe in the woods. I’ve found that I don’t really care too much for classic style painting. Modern art styles and stuff that challenges my reality is what I find the most interesting.
What I’m wondering is, are there any rules or guidelines about appreciating art that I might be overlooking? I don’t know how else I can word that question, so I hope it suffices.