Another thing to consider is not only whether a person is ignorant or not, but what senses they may be more sensitive with when it comes to the "arts"
For example, when I look at something like a Pollock painting, I don't instantly get the "feeling" or "mood" that may have been the intention. Sometimes I just look at it and think "wow, cool texture". Since I'm an artist myself, however, I do respect it for what it is and the work that went into it. Maybe it's my art training that "desensetized" me a bit? Who knows, maybe not.
BUT
When it comes to the art of music, I am usually way quicker to pick up either somekind of mood, feeling, memory or something that effects me. I'm also a musician, but for me it's more of a passion and hobby - maybe music came to me more naturally, hence, I'm more "in tune" (pardon the pun) with this kind of sensory imput.
EXAMPLE - lets compare a Pollock painting to modern jazz.
Someone could easily look at a Pollock and think "wooh, what a mess" - same can go for Jazz , "what is all that noise! The notes don't match or fall within any scale!". Now, I personally don't enjoy much of the modern jazz myself, but I still pick up certain "vibes" or feelings if I were to listen to it. The process for both is quite the same - spontanaety yet complexity. Yet, one seems to have more of affect on me than the other.
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