tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219465606650517961.post2093811101448695018..comments2024-03-28T13:57:42.377-04:00Comments on arh346: history of <strike>graphic</strike> design (and more): Alfredo Triffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640103269471118270noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219465606650517961.post-78518502067916049052005-09-10T09:28:00.000-04:002005-09-10T09:28:00.000-04:00Good points Josh. You're right in a way, since...Good points Josh. You're right in a way, since art is defined for what it does as "practice," so its meaning is constantly evolving. Now, not everything can be art, because if it was, then there would be nothing to distinguish it from.art106http://panasonicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219465606650517961.post-60195942387913335842005-09-08T21:50:00.000-04:002005-09-08T21:50:00.000-04:00tonight we discussed what is and isn't art. t...tonight we discussed what is and isn't art. this is a discussion that i have witnessed in every art history course that i have taken. each time, i have never heard anyone make a conclusive answer as to what constitutes art. i truly feel it's a debate that people conduct to attempt to achieve some sort of exclusiveness. it seems that artists like to downplay some "practice" as not being art in order to boost their own "practice." this is of course my own developed opinion, and it's not something that i've been told. this is what i've gathered from my past "what is art" discussions. i feel that almost everything in the world is a form of art. i realize that a lot of people don't agree with me, and that's perfectly fine. but if you'll indulge me for just a moment...<br>lisa made a comment in class that baseball is a sport and not art in her opinion (those last three words are very important). if you look at the game in it's entirety, you see trained professionals performing on a stage to an audience. is there a statement being made from these players? to some...yes. for me, i see the game of professional baseball as a statement to others that dreams can come true. as a young boy, i, along with many of my peers, dreamed of playing baseball as a career. i dreamed of the crowd cheering for dramatic plays and victories in which i would be involved. the technical skill of being a competitive baseball player is something that is practiced endless hours and honed constantly. pro players will always strive to be better and better. they, like artists, adapt to their situation, to reach an ultimate goal. for a ball player, it might be a pitching stance that gives them better balance which in turn makes for more controlled pitches. in relation, an artist, may use a filbert brush instead of a squared brush to give him or her a softer brush stroke. in most cases, both artist and baseball player participate in a career that they find enjoyable, they both would like to make money with this skill, and they usually have an audience to share their skill with. <br>depending on what your definition of art is (which is widely varied), you could view many different things as art. for me, most things in this world are art because my personal definition of art is very broad. <br>as far as triff's comment: "if everything was art, nothing would be art," i either don't agree with that or i don't fully understand the meaning behind that. right now, i would say that i disagree because i feel that if something is designed, fabricated, altered, tampered with, or inadvertently changed regardless of purpose is could be at the least, loosely defined as art. this is where i'd probably throw in a webster's definition of "art" but i don't think that a dictionary is the best answer for such a broad term.<br>i would be interested in seeing what others feel about this comment.Joshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219465606650517961.post-63481814400564744602005-09-07T20:39:00.000-04:002005-09-07T20:39:00.000-04:00what do you prefer we call you?what do you prefer we call you?anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15751701479436099548noreply@blogger.com