Juan Diego Marroquin, "There is no Distinction between Apolline and Dionysiac Art", Class reading #2, entry 3.

Nietzsche defines two schools of art in the text. He speaks of Apolline art, which he argues is a true triumph of artistic expression as embodied in Greek sculpture. Apolline art is art the attempts to weave a dream world for us all. He then speaks of Dionysiac art, the intoxicating art, which is meant to surrender our individuality to intoxication, and to the universe. Upon reading these differences, it had occurred to me that Nietzsche’s conception of art seems to have little distinction. Either way, Nietzsche is concerned with using art as a means of coping with the brutal realities of life. Whether it’s etching a dreamscape or losing ourselves in the intoxicating music of Dionysiac art, we are essentially trying to enter into a world that is distinct from our harsh reality.