What is art?

[davethe11]

I was going to reply to the thread regarding the 'artist' who wants a volunteer to die in his exhibition which I consider sensationalist twaddle, but thought I would start a new thread.

For me, art requires skill on the part of the artist, perhaps a very subjective term in itself though. Also, I have to see beyond the artists skill , so the art itself doesn't leave me thinking 'I wish I could paint/play/construct like that', rather it's that property of the work that you cannot put into words.

I could drone on, but I wont haha

What is art?

 

[Van Hellseek]

art1 (ärt) pronunciation
n.

1. Human effort to imitate, supplement, alter, or counteract the work of nature.
2.
1. The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colors, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the sense of beauty, specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.
2. The study of these activities.
3. The product of these activities; human works of beauty considered as a group.
3. High quality of conception or execution, as found in works of beauty; aesthetic value.
4. A field or category of art, such as music, ballet, or literature.
5. A nonscientific branch of learning; one of the liberal arts.
6.
1. A system of principles and methods employed in the performance of a set of activities: the art of building.
2. A trade or craft that applies such a system of principles and methods: the art of the lexicographer.
7.
1. Skill that is attained by study, practice, or observation: the art of the baker; the blacksmith's art.
2. Skill arising from the exercise of intuitive faculties: “Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice” (Joyce Carol Oates).
8.
1. arts Artful devices, stratagems, and tricks.
2. Artful contrivance; cunning.
9. Printing. Illustrative material.

http://www.answers.com/art&r=67

 

[titchard]

I was going to reply to the thread regarding the 'artist' who wants a volunteer to die in his exhibition which I consider sensationalist twaddle, but thought I would start a new thread.

For me, art requires skill on the part of the artist, perhaps a very subjective term in itself though. Also, I have to see beyond the artists skill , so the art itself doesn't leave me thinking 'I wish I could paint/play/construct like that', rather it's that property of the work that you cannot put into words.

I could drone on, but I wont haha

What is art?

I would say the artist dying for his art would fit under this from the list above"

art1 (ärt) pronunciation
n.

1. Human effort to imitate, supplement, alter, or counteract the work of nature.

I don't particularly see it as art myself, but do thing that anything can be art, even if it is someone doing the above.

Rich

 

[Voltar]

this would be better in SC imho.

take into account the power of the gallery and consider it. Then you will see why a turd on a plate is 'modern art'.

 

[Dogoid]

Art to me is a window into someone elses life . If it makes you think , its art.