Art...Principles??? Those are mutually exclusive terms in my mind. The whole concept of art is No Principles.

How else could an artist break through the social complacency?

The question seems moot.

Like most people, I would imagine, I know what I like when I see/hear/feel it.

It should be clear by now...I have few real principles.

But same rules apply. There are NO PRINCIPLES involved.

I appreciate art of EVERY kind. It's just a matter of degree.

Are you saying that these are your Art Appreciation Principles?

The "fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning" that guides/determines your art experience?

-"wait" to be adequate/mature enough

-artworks that are higher than my intellectual/language level

-wait for the right time to enjoy

-never value anything purely because some charismatic/intellectual people do so

-nor do I discredit something outrightly because it is a classic/masterpiece

-I'm not affected by the tastes of the artists whom I admire

-If something is good/bad per se, for my liking; it remains so

Sorry, what? This all sounds rather awkward... "Principles regarding art appreciation" sounds to me like dogmas about how art should be appreciated. As soon as one dresses up "principles" for that I don't think his/her appreciation can still be considered genuine... It is not about appreciation anymore, but about conforming to norms (whatever those may be).

I might also like something while being disturbed by it, not getting your point there.  You don't have to see what others like in something, but at least hopefully you can appreciate that others do, that it connects with th somehow, and that they are not wrong to like it (or not necessarily wrong).  I like Tarantino films, especially Kill Bill and Jackie Brown, but that doesn't mean that I would expect others to appreciate those.  Not saying that I will find value in all art but I appreciate the process of finding value and that we are all unique and each person's experience of art will be unique as we each have unique brains and experiences. That I can appreciate.   At one time I might value and appreciate an arthouse film particularly, and at another time a shlocky z grade horror film.  Some things I will never appreciate or value.

Shadowyzard wrote: ^ Principle has multiple meanings. I'd rather not discuss.

Well now I'm totally confused. You started the "discussion". Now you'd rather not.

Ok.

I guess if Full Stop is invoked I'll leave with this...

I find the very concept of a structured belief system having any proximity to art unfathomable. i couldn't live with such restrictions.

I think the thread title is rather confusing. Maybe rephrase it or give a further explanation of what do you expect we discuss here. 

I'm fine with the thread. I think I understand well what Shadowyzard is going on about. Actually one principle of my art appreciation is to try to figure out what's in it, how it can talk to me, how can I take something valuable from it, which is a quite different question from "do I like it or not", as it is from "is it objectively good, a masterpiece, whatever?" I approached this thread in the same way and it spoke to me.

Except that a creative artist probably wouldn't worry that much about provoking, baffling, putting off people. You don't need that either! In my view you can stand by your thread and its idea even in the face of some who don't get it. (You may even ask, what's in what they write for you? How can they contribute to making this thread a collaborative artwork?)

PS: I'm totally not joking.