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Middleman
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Re: What is Art? [Re: WScott]
#8436134 - 05/23/08 07:54 AM (15 years, 9 months ago) |
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Brainy quotes on Art:
An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world. George Santayana
Of all lies, art is the least untrue. Gustave Flaubert
The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. Aristotle
Art is the stored honey of the human soul, gathered on wings of misery and travail. Theodore Dreiser
The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls. Pablo Picasso
The object of art is to give life a shape. William Shakespeare
True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist. Albert Einstein
Art is either plagiarism or revolution. Paul Gauguin
Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed. Kahlil Gibran
Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better. Andre Gide
The perfection of art is to conceal art. Marcus Fabius Quintilian
Art is the proper task of life. Friedrich Nietzsche
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rev 766
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Re: What is Art? [Re: Middleman]
#8438441 - 05/23/08 09:52 PM (15 years, 9 months ago) |
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i believe that art is anything that screams to be released from an artist. it can have function, it can be attention grabbing, or it can be lost for the ages. the real question is: what is an artist? i think it is someone who is not only creative in certain medium(s) but has the ability to look at life and civilization from a detached point of view. i think so many of the great ones die young trying to either perpetuate or reconcile that detached point of view. someone can be artistic and draw or sculpt or write songs extremely well, but that doesn't mean someone is an artist. music is an art form and i could list hundreds of bands that have a million fans and no clue about what art is. if anything is inherent, i think it's art. probably not, but it seems that if you're not born with it, then it comes on pretty early in life. what the fuck do i know
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Syle
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Re: What is Art? [Re: HighTek]
#8439808 - 05/24/08 10:55 AM (15 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
HighTek said: *ahem* I feel that...
Art is a form of expression that seeks to convey a message or invoke an emotion. If you've managed to get your message out (whether it is opinion or political, etc) then you were successful. If you obtain a reaction (anger, happiness, etc) then you were successful.
what if an incredible "piece" is created without any prior intention of it coming into existence?
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