Musings on Danto

I believe that much of post-modern art and literature is based on concepts and ideas which is worthwhile but the ideas are not themselves worthwhile which inhibits understanding and the quality of the artwork. I find that post-modern art and literature are not as sincere as anything which has come before it except for a select few. For example, a lot of post-modern literature does not rely upon that which has come before it and is very weak in its execution of story-lines, themes, and writing style.
   There is a post-modernistic idea that being different in literature and art makes art more interesting and "deeper", but this is a severe delusion of the post-modern generation. Being different and trying for originality does not ensure the effectiveness of a work of art. TS Eliot coined the term "the objective correlative" which proposes that a piece of literature or an artwork must include only the elements which forward the piece of art's or literature's idea. If there are elements which hinder the idea of a work, they are superfluous and should be edited out.
   Moreover, the quality of literature, art, and music suffers in the post-modern world. Nothing creative or relative to musical ideology is done except for a select few, and that is the same for literature and art: there are only a select few who can produce great art and literature.