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Post by Qwerty on Jan 25, 2011 1:23:09 GMT
What does art mean to you? Is it anything creative? Is it anything designed to create feeling, or emotion? Can video games be art, and if so, must they be confined to such? What about stranger forms of art, like performances that most people would find revolting? Physical activity? Sports? Where's the line drawn between doodling on a paper and art, or is doodling on a paper the same thing as art?
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Post by Rock on Jan 25, 2011 2:21:57 GMT
Art can only be defined by the eyes of the viewer. I would say 'Nuff said, but I'm sure someone will say something so infuriating, I'll have to post again.
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Post by speedyclock on Jan 25, 2011 2:23:25 GMT
There is no debate, it's people's opinion on what art is. Modern art, in my opinion., Is terrible. But Da Vinci's Art pieces are works of art for sure.
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Post by GoldAlchemist on Jan 25, 2011 2:41:55 GMT
However, it's because of those separated opinions that debates like this can occur.
Take Pablo Picasso for instance:
Many people adore his work and practically think that he was the Da Vinci of his time. However, many other people say his work is utter garbage.
Thus, art is in the eye of the beholder, but that does not settle what boundaries, if any, art has.
Many people say that all things are beautiful, and has, at the very least, the inspiration for art. However, all things, obviously, encompasses everything that we know of or could possibly conceive of. Therefore, would that not include things that many cultures say are "evil"? Is what some cultures have called "witchcraft" also a form of art? Or even in today's world - many are against the thought of war and fighting, and carry signs and banners proclaiming peace and love, but also many artists have been known to have a craving for things pertaining to death, destruction, decay, desolation, etc.
So I think there is a question here, which would be something like, "Where might art fall on the spectrum of Good and Evil?" or, like Qwerty mentioned, "When does a creation become art, if it is not so from the beginning, such as doodling on paper versus sketching a 'master-work'?"
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Post by Qwerty on Jan 25, 2011 3:16:34 GMT
Alright, let's say... this forum. Would it be considered art? How about, say, forum games? Individual RP posts in forum games? Are we all artists?
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Post by Rock on Jan 28, 2011 1:16:22 GMT
Yup. Anything that required even the tiniest bit of thought can be considered art.
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Post by Fringe Pioneer on Jun 15, 2011 19:50:36 GMT
I have heard scary bedtime stories from philosophy majors at my college concerning professors asking that question in Philosophy of Aesthetics to start lecture-sized group discussions. Well, let me take that class a few semesters from now and I'll answer the question then. Until now, I would just like to warn you how difficult this question is for college students, and how the college professors don't seem to have a set answer in mind...
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Post by Artifact123 on Jun 16, 2011 13:42:58 GMT
If you view it over and over and wish you could do that.
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Post by ganondorfchampin on Jun 16, 2011 15:47:11 GMT
Art is something that took creativity and imagination to make and isn't based on a practical purpose.
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Post by ganondorfchampin on Jun 16, 2011 16:45:51 GMT
Its not that art can't have a practical purpose, its that art isn't focused on being practical. Its focused on being expressive.
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Post by ganondorfchampin on Jun 16, 2011 17:02:29 GMT
Well, at least the design is art.
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Post by sheep on Jun 16, 2011 18:22:33 GMT
Me too.
You haven't read the rules recently, have you?
-General Veers
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Post by Rock on Jun 18, 2011 4:09:18 GMT
I don't think that this thread has a purpose. Art can only be defined by the eyes of the beholder, so debating this will get us nowhere.
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Post by ShiningSilver on Aug 27, 2011 15:07:39 GMT
Hmm, I feel like we need a serious discussion subforum just for these types of things, not to start a debate, but just to discuss in a serious manner.
Art is in the eyes of the viewer and creator, it's very personal.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2011 9:51:31 GMT
Art is anything designed to appeal to any of the five senses.
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Post by ganondorfchampin on Sept 13, 2011 23:43:44 GMT
Art is anything designed to appeal to any of the five senses. Disagree. Literature in prose doesn't directly appeal to any of the five senses, but it is still considered art. |
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Post by ShiningSilver on Sept 14, 2011 2:36:15 GMT
Hmm interesting, maybe art is anything that is appealing to the mind?
But maybe thats not true either.
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Post by Qwerty on Sept 22, 2011 0:07:03 GMT
Nah, "appealing" is a relative term. Some art is rather unappealing to some.
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Post by Likep on Oct 1, 2011 16:39:08 GMT
I say, 'Art' is anything that makes you think. I agree with ShiningSilver. Art appeals to mind.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2011 6:58:59 GMT
If it's something you want to experience again, then it's art.
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Post by ganondorfchampin on Oct 5, 2011 19:18:02 GMT
If it's something you want to experience again, then it's art. Your mom is art? (jk) |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2011 6:47:31 GMT
I really don't know.
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Post by Likep on Oct 17, 2011 2:19:48 GMT
Well, she is. Human Creation is Art, from what I say.
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