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08-01-2008 03:58 PM |
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Originally Posted by the
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And you believe that most people agree with your definition of art (i.e. that someone keying your car because they are jealous is art)?
Or you recognize that the vast majority of people would disagree with your definition, but they are all just wrong and you're right?
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I'm not sure what the vast majority would say but I do know this: My definition, THE definition, of art would not change by popular vote. Assuming the vast majority prefers the narrow definition you apply.
Between your post and this one, there were several posters who offered some interesting images. I assume you would dismiss some of them as not being art. But the posters recognized their emotive value.
What is art? What is NOT art? There have been art projects, as art projects, widely reported, where lots of people (You too, I assume) said "That's not art." But........it was the work of an artist, in the middle of a desert, with no other purpose than the artist expressing himself. He creates a visual "thing" with no practical value. And people still say "That's not art." Incorrect. It is art. Perhaps that person does not like it, but it is art.
I think we're still driving piston engine vehicles because of art. It doesn't make sense. If we were not in love with cars, the way they are, we would have sought and found a number of alternatives. It's not logic that keeps piston engine cars as a central piece of our personal lives. We like them. They are comfortable to us. We send messages to others by our choices. We are expressing ourselves in our motoring decisions.
Again, it would be far easier to identify what is NOT art than what is art.
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