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Fashion - Materialism or Art?
#5924168 - 08/02/06 01:33 AM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Does being keen on fashion make you a materialist? To what extent is fashion a manifestation of materialism, and to what extent is it artistic expression?
Can you be fashionably hip, spend a good deal on attire, and be unmaterialistic under the justification of self-expression?
I realize this is largely on a case to case question, depending greatly on the sample, so I expect vast generalizations here.
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: RRRR]
#5924223 - 08/02/06 01:50 AM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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I used to look down at the notion of fashion, but I was only thinking of it in terms of mainstream fashion. Now I love the idea of expressing my personality through my style of dress. It's not about fitting in, but rather about expressing myself. In that sense, I think it's very artistic.
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: Silversoul]
#5924255 - 08/02/06 02:08 AM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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we know the world is a stage we are part of the action on that stage a bit of grooming helps to improve the general quality of the show
some fashion appearances form inspiring sub plots in the overall theater.
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: redgreenvines]
#5924360 - 08/02/06 03:34 AM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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I dont think fashion is materialism or art, nor is it self-expression... it is self-marketing, and over the years I have said that with less and less of a derrogatory tone.
IMO, it is a necessary evil, atleast within the confines of our society.
now, hygiene isnt what i am talking about, but rather tat's, peircings, hair coloring and extravagant hair styles, make-up, teeth bleaching, breast augmentation.... all the same thing - image projection.
amidst a generation of people whose slogan is "i don't care what anyone thinks" (read: I care that people think I dont care what people think) and the mantra of "stereotypes are bad asshole!", we dress in a way as to prompt people to stereotype us, but only in the self-absorbed illusory image we think we are giving off with our popped collars, pre-frayed brims, Paris Hilton goggle-glasses, barbed-wire tattoo's, asymmetrical neo-flock-of-seagulls dual toned hair, retro members-only jackets with scarves to match and vinyl tennis shoes.
We are shocked when other people find our fashion to be immature or just plain tacky and retort "this is who I am!". You aren't expressing yourself, you are expressing who you want to be, and it is almost always a lie. You are a black and white dot flying across the sea of television static hoping that your sway/spin/lurch/erratic movement will set you apart mentally and physically from all those other people who shop at the exact same stores as you do..... oh, but you go to the thrift store? wow, that grease-monkey shirt that says "Ralph" on it is so cool..... what is your myspace address?
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: SneezingPenis]
#5924891 - 08/02/06 10:02 AM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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you can definitely do artistic things with clothes, but i'm not sure if it is the same as following a fashion.
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: SneezingPenis]
#5924917 - 08/02/06 10:11 AM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Keep in mind, however, that most people have limited resources. They only have a certain amount of money, they only have access to certain stores, they can't design their own clothing, etc. So given the limited resources, I'd say that fashion is a form of self-expression. Granted there are many who try to live up to various stereotypes or images, but that too is self-expression.
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: RRRR]
#5925396 - 08/02/06 01:13 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Fashion is too much of interpretation to a package.
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: BlueCoyote]
#5926275 - 08/02/06 06:06 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Everyones fashion is mimicking a pre-existing fashion. Why do you think every stylists shop has more magazines regarding celebrities than actual hair style magazines?
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: SneezingPenis]
#5926384 - 08/02/06 06:41 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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I meant to add:
how is it individual self-expression when mimicking a pre-existing for of self-expression?
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: SneezingPenis]
#5926409 - 08/02/06 06:48 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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psilocyberin said: how is it individual self-expression when mimicking a pre-existing for of self-expression?
The self makes a decision to express itself, regardless of the reasoning for the expression or that which was taken into consideration in choosing to express itself.
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: fireworks_god]
#5926465 - 08/02/06 07:04 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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I don't buy that subconscious duality. What is the difference between someone lying about how much money they make, their house in the bahamas, and their 11 inch cock and someone dressing a certain way which is not an accurate representation of who they are?
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: SneezingPenis]
#5926472 - 08/02/06 07:06 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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I'm not able to understand your question, but I admit that perhaps I am incredibly tired and altered. 
In other words, simplify it for a child to understand, as, in this moment, I am a child. 
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: fireworks_god]
#5926486 - 08/02/06 07:10 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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maybe i didnt understand your primary statement.
but basically, what is the difference between dressing a lie, and telling a lie? I think calling fashion an art, is like calling lying an art. So Paris Hilton and Rumsfeld have more in common than I thought.
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: SneezingPenis]
#5926505 - 08/02/06 07:14 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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I'd have to imagine that there is some sense of creativity laying somewhere within fashion, so I think it can be considered to be art. Then, I consider art to be an expression of reality, and also that art doesn't have to be for art's sake. 
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: SneezingPenis]
#5926549 - 08/02/06 07:25 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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"Fasion, turn to the left. Fasion, turn to the right"
I like it as long as it's comfortable.
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: Icelander]
#5926595 - 08/02/06 07:39 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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utilitarianism all the way!
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: SneezingPenis]
#5926659 - 08/02/06 07:57 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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psilocyberin said: I meant to add:
how is it individual self-expression when mimicking a pre-existing for of self-expression?
All art is based on art that came before it. It evolves into something new. Just because you seek inspiration elsewhere doesn't mean it's not self-expression.
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: Silversoul]
#5926693 - 08/02/06 08:05 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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yes, iagree that there is a huge difference between variation and mimicking, but I dont see variation really in modern fashion.
But then again, this is one of the most unfashionable people discussing fashion, so my argument has little weight in this.
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: SneezingPenis]
#5926725 - 08/02/06 08:14 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Icelander said: I like it as long as its comfortable
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psilocyberin said: utilitarianism all the way!
Unlike 99.9999% of women I have met, my primary consideration in choosing clothing is comfort. Secondary is color/fit/style.
I am not pierced, rarely wear makeup, and have never starved myself or worn shoes which hurt my feet more than once.
My clothing budget is @$200 per year, so I shop at thrift stores and consignment stores.
Despite (or perhaps because of?) these anti-fashion practices, I am often complimented on my clothing and appearance.
My style? WYSIWYG.
Edited by Veritas (08/02/06 08:21 PM)
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: Silversoul]
#5926740 - 08/02/06 08:19 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Silversoul said: All art is based on art that came before it. It evolves into something new. Just because you seek inspiration elsewhere doesn't mean it's not self-expression.
Just like life itself. If you intentionally mimic others in order to communicate that you belong, then that which you mimic will convey that one is attempting to belong. Its all evident in reality, there simply needs to be some awareness there to perceive it. 
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: RRRR]
#5933740 - 08/05/06 04:01 AM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Clearly, God has a keen sense of style.
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: Deviate]
#5934181 - 08/05/06 10:56 AM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Clearly, natural selection and DNA have a keen sense of style. 
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: RRRR]
#5934263 - 08/05/06 11:23 AM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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? both
art is physical.
It seems to me people these days make the mistake of thinking art is some intangible thing with an origin in the human soul. I keep hearing "art is subjective!" everywhere, but how can this be said of a bunch of objects? reaction to art is subjective, and honestly thats the only subjective thing about it.
That said. Fashion encompasses anything the creator/wearer wants it to. Some people reject the idea that their fashion expresses them, and they seem to wear things that are both utilitarian and unfashionable.
Well anyway. my definition of art is along the lines of "stuff people make." Which is still a poor definition because it doesn't account for readymades. I think the verb to substitute for "make" doesn't exist. It's like in between make and value.
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: vampirism]
#5934279 - 08/05/06 11:28 AM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Morrowind said:
It seems to me people these days make the mistake of thinking art is some intangible thing with an origin in the human soul. I keep hearing "art is subjective!" everywhere, but how can this be said of a bunch of objects? reaction to art is subjective, and honestly thats the only subjective thing about it.
Indeed, on the first day of my art theory class my teacher spent a full hour drilling the fact that "Beauty is NOT in the eye of the beholder" into our heads.
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my definition of art is along the lines of "stuff people make." Which is still a poor definition because it doesn't account for readymades. I think the verb to substitute for "make" doesn't exist. It's like in between make and value.
Very similar to my definition. Art is the remnants of life, it is tangible culture. The residue of society.
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: fireworks_god]
#5934368 - 08/05/06 12:08 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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fireworks_god said: Clearly, natural selection and DNA have a keen sense of style. 
Actually, biologists consider the peacock's tail to be an example of sexual selection, not natural selection.
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: RRRR]
#5935699 - 08/05/06 11:09 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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RRRR said: Indeed, on the first day of my art theory class my teacher spent a full hour drilling the fact that "Beauty is NOT in the eye of the beholder" into our heads.
I don't think there is some perfect form of beauty, contrary to what Plato might like to suggest.
There are objects, both beautiful and ugly. It is only with a [subjective] perceiver that values such as beauty can exist.
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: RRRR]
#5935891 - 08/06/06 12:40 AM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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I am neither fashionable or materialistic, if by fashionable you mean staying aware of the usual momentary stylistic trends, and by materialistic you mean valuing the status afforded by trendy name brands and their concommitant expensive price tags. I recently ordered denim jeans from Wichita, Kansas because apparently only cowboys wear the type of cut that I grew up in and feel 'myself' in. I am outside of what is trendy partly because I am iconoclastic, partly because I don't give a rat's ass about what is fashionable, partly because I am 53 years old and still wear jeans, partly because I have no ass and do not look right in baggy pants, partly because I am hippy not hip-hop and partly because I cut the social-status-seeking mind out from the Mind that I wish to manifest. My last chiropractor looked at my 2003 Mazda Miata and said something to the effect that 'I bet you can drive a higher status car but you choose not to'. One of the finest compliments I've received in recent years because it is true and he saw that in me.
If I am hip, it is not is the eyes of materialistic Miami people. If I am hip it is because I am about something that those of like mind can appreciate me for. I do not wear suits. I bought a white linen suit that I wore with sandals for a Bat Mitzvah in Florida, but to both of my parent's funerals I wore blue jeans and a leather bomber jacket. Would Mom and Dad have cared? No. Did I deliver a beautiful eulogy at both events? Yes. Was I being my authentic self? Yes.
I wear a $6.00 Tibetan Buddhist bracelet and sometimes a Kabbalistic Tree of Life glyph around my neck. It cost me $65.00. Nobody knows what it is. Women say, 'Oh, that's pretty,' and I say "Thanks...know what it is?" They didn't realize that 'meaning' had anything to do with the pretty little colored semi-precious jewels. I'm not trying to make anyone feel ignorant, really, I just want desperately to connect with people on a level of meaningfulness, not preprogrammed nothingness. If I wore a Rolex diamond-studded Presidential watch, people would regard me with the respect paid by dyed-in-the-wool materialists. No explanation necessary - I would be 'da Man.' Values. I'd rather invest the 20K. I'm not looking for strippers and gold-diggers. Hell, I can always rent a Dodge Viper for the weekend in Miami.
True Self-expression (vs. expression of one's embodied ego) is always going to be simple because simplicity of garb allows for much deeper values to manifest. I've been complimented for a $50.00 gold and silver Buddhist bracelet. It was a come-on. That's one reason why I now wear a $6.00 Buddhist bracelet. It is the mantra that is important not the gold and silver, and nobody has complimented me on the brass and white metal (although at least three people thought the bracelet was Hebrew not some ancient Indian Ranjana script). Nobody asks anything because nobody wants to Know anything. Nobody wants to Know anyone who isn't just like they are - it's too much effort.
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: Fractalated]
#5936419 - 08/06/06 08:24 AM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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prove it 
maybe beauty isn't what you think it is?
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: Silversoul]
#5936425 - 08/06/06 08:29 AM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Silversoul said: Actually, biologists consider the peacock's tail to be an example of sexual selection, not natural selection.
I personally consider sexual selection to be an aspect of natural selection. Ecological selection is bound to have an effect on sexual selection as well, and "natural selection" can encompass both. Apparently there are some who merely identify natural selection as ecological selection. I'm not "in the field" and could care less. 
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: fireworks_god]
#5944351 - 08/08/06 02:45 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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If by "fashion" one means the expensive designer brands, then I'd say it can be very materialistic and most of the time the only reason people purchase them is so that they can show-of their expensive tags.
On the other hand I must admit that these expensive "designer clothes" have very good quality and can have quite a high artistic value (nice designs, colour combinations, nicely cut) so I can see how they can have a premium price. I would understand a custom made dress/suit costing hundred of dollars but its ridiculous for any mass produced item.
Back on topic: I'd prefer to be in a nicely decorated room rather than a dark concrete basement.
Same goes for clothing, it doesn't/shouldn't really matter what brand or style the clothes are as long as there's some summetry and a colour combination that makes sense.
Personal opinion: women shouldn't show too much less it makes them lose their mystery.
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: vampirism]
#5944419 - 08/08/06 03:04 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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I'm not sure if it's possible to prove it either way.
If it was objective, then there would have to be a form of perfect beauty and of perfect ugliness. But I can't think of anything that EVERYONE in the entire universe would agree is ugly or beautiful. Some people have strange tastes.
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: Fractalated]
#5944542 - 08/08/06 03:37 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Well no, I don't think you're right on what would "have" to be the case.
Why would there have to be a form of perfect beauty and perfect ugliness? My whole point is that art can't be subjective because it undeniably exists, but existence is imperfect. The idea of art itself is very imperfect, the same causes and motivations for it exist nearly everywhere, but there are certain requirements that the creator needs to fulfill ( quick example: islamic art can't be representational, but the same motivations exist so everything is radically reinterpretted, especially since hiding images as seen in early christian art would not be a motivation for the creator ). If it were possible to make perfect art, none of it would be made anymore - there'd be no need at all. Hell, there's more than enough music, poetry and paintings in the world right now, but the physical imperfections are what keep it coming.
Does that affect any sort of objectivity in the matter? You have a problem in the argument with what people might like about art. That's their reaction though, and is independant from the piece itself. It's possible, by using formalistic reasons, to say someone has poor taste in art and be right -- there are a lot of things like care and technique that speak tomes of the creation process, which is an important part of interpreting any piece. There's more to it than that, because I'm excluding the subjective aspects but that's too individual to be relevant.
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: vampirism]
#5944590 - 08/08/06 03:52 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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I mostly agree with you. Art can be judged objectively on meeting certain criterion, BUT those criterion are nothing more than standards that a group of subjective entities agreed upon. Not everyone will agree that a certain technique or style is 'good'.
My choice of wording was poor in that last post. Please substitute "absolute" in for "perfect". So it would be there is no absolute beauty and no absolute ugliness, it's relative AND subjective.
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: Fractalated]
#5944747 - 08/08/06 04:49 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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eh,
but by your skillful deconstructive definitioning you've reduced everything human to something insignificant/ impossible to make a decision about. Style doesn't really count as an objective part under my definitions, and everyone can agree that a technique is masterfully used or very hard to have executed- and i mean very very very hard like, dayum. Skill and uniqueness ( ie: only this person could do it, or the specifics of the creation of the painting like the subject or story behind it ) has a lot to do with the inherent value.
It's the sentimental value that is completely subjective. I like some things that speak really poorly of my taste, but it's not up to me: I like them and I can't help it. I think that's another point to make here- the objectivity of art is similar to the objectivity of humanity.
Regardless of what you want to be or achieve, humans are very alike at the core and can never escape that. What makes people more valuable than others? Well there's their actual, physical accomplishments, abilities and attributes and then matters of spirituality, personality, knowledge and etc. You might never like someone who has accomplished a lot and they might be total dickheads, but you can't deny their value to society. You probably noticed the relative "to society" term, but is it really relative?
I'm not so sure that it is, because of human nature. People are social animals and their work -- all of it art in some form -- is meant to interact with other people. Some of the best artwork is made without any conscious thought about other people, but that's what makes it so valuable. That artwork teaches other people a lesson- maybe in passion, or the content or whatever the hell the artist wants to get across.
I think one of the motivating factors of contemporary artwork is in exploring this strange connection between 'artist-artwork' and 'society-culture.' There is objectivity in art, but where is it? What does it say about us? At this point I could connect these questions and relate them to contemporary anthropology, but that would be more for the sake of argument..
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: vampirism]
#5946971 - 08/09/06 10:26 AM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Morrowind said: eh,
but by your skillful deconstructive definitioning you've reduced everything human to something insignificant/ impossible to make a decision about. Style doesn't really count as an objective part under my definitions, and everyone can agree that a technique is masterfully used or very hard to have executed- and i mean very very very hard like, dayum. Skill and uniqueness ( ie: only this person could do it, or the specifics of the creation of the painting like the subject or story behind it ) has a lot to do with the inherent value.
It's the sentimental value that is completely subjective. I like some things that speak really poorly of my taste, but it's not up to me: I like them and I can't help it. I think that's another point to make here- the objectivity of art is similar to the objectivity of humanity.
Regardless of what you want to be or achieve, humans are very alike at the core and can never escape that. What makes people more valuable than others? Well there's their actual, physical accomplishments, abilities and attributes and then matters of spirituality, personality, knowledge and etc. You might never like someone who has accomplished a lot and they might be total dickheads, but you can't deny their value to society. You probably noticed the relative "to society" term, but is it really relative?
I'm not so sure that it is, because of human nature. People are social animals and their work -- all of it art in some form -- is meant to interact with other people. Some of the best artwork is made without any conscious thought about other people, but that's what makes it so valuable. That artwork teaches other people a lesson- maybe in passion, or the content or whatever the hell the artist wants to get across.
I think one of the motivating factors of contemporary artwork is in exploring this strange connection between 'artist-artwork' and 'society-culture.' There is objectivity in art, but where is it? What does it say about us? At this point I could connect these questions and relate them to contemporary anthropology, but that would be more for the sake of argument..
So....... what's your point?
Sorry I'm dumb
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Re: Fashion - Materialism or Art? [Re: trunksan]
#5947951 - 08/09/06 04:54 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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i think fashion reflects the subconscious philosophy of the times. you can tell alot about how the culture feels by watching how the way they dress changes and why.
a couple poeple mentioned projecting. the questions are, as a group what are poeple trying to project and what is that in response to.
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