Thread: I fail to see how this is art

"sugarcube", hahahaha that's fantastic, I like you ;u;

Originally Posted by nerve

"sugarcube", hahahaha that's fantastic, I like you ;u;

Easy there, nerve. You don't wanna scare her away, play it cool. About 20% cooler.

i didn't mean like THAT

i like boys anyway

pshh, obviously.

Originally Posted by nerve

i didn't mean like THAT

i like boys anyway

That's a little too cool but I like the enthusiasm, I'm sure Blackberry will too. You're getting the idea, you just need to take it down a notch. The whole "aloof" thing you've got going on is great - girls love that - but if you completely ignore her, her swooning self might move on thinking you're not interested. You wanna keep her at arm's length.

Not to worry, nerve, your wingman's got you.

Only the artist can ever know for sure if what they have created is art. Art appreciation is nothing more than a subtle game of attempting to call the artist's bluff.

Originally Posted by Xaqaria

Only the artist can ever know for sure if what they have created is art. Art appreciation is nothing more than a subtle game of attempting to call the artist's bluff.

would you say that there is no art without a conscious creator?

Originally Posted by nerve

look at this magnificent work of art I just made! it's totally sincere. and totally art. it took a whole 5 seconds of planning. plus I had to change my shirt, and angle the camera (phone).. I might do some more but it took a lot out of me. I'm too exhausted from the mental preparation right now so maybe later.

no but you're right, bikini chick is probably for real.

Heh.. That was art.

Gavin, nerve I think you guys just became my two favorite people on this board. Whatever you're doing keep it up because it's working. xD

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I lol'd

Originally Posted by Blackberryfox

Gavin, nerve I think you guys just became my two favorite people on this board.

My life finally feels complete. =D

Originally Posted by Vertebrate

Here is a sample of my quality prints hanging in my quality print gallery:
http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/1475/dscn0077d.jpg

It's black and white... what are you trying to pull, Vertebrate? D:
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Since we've covered visual art, how do you guys feel about music? What makes a "good" song? Do you guys take the same stance on that as you would for a painting?

Originally Posted by GavinGill

It's black and white... what are you trying to pull, Vertebrate? D:

That was the joke

Originally Posted by GavinGill

Since we've covered visual art, how do you guys feel about music? What makes a "good" song? Do you guys take the same stance on that as you would for a painting?

Does Friday count? It has 88 million views. The random guy in a car didn't just repeat combinations of days of the week, "fun," and "partying."

Originally Posted by no-Name

would you say that there is no art without a conscious creator?

Is the grand canyon art, or merely a magnificent sight to behold?

Originally Posted by Xaqaria

Is the grand canyon art, or merely a magnificent sight to behold?

I asked you first!

Well, I would say it is not art no matter how beautiful it is. Art is an attempt at expression of a particular perspective. If there is no (conscious) perspective, there is no expression. The grand canyon isn't trying to convey to you what it is like to be vast, it just is.

Originally Posted by Xaqaria

Well, I would say it is not art no matter how beautiful it is. Art is an attempt at expression of a particular perspective. If there is no (conscious) perspective, there is no expression. The grand canyon isn't trying to convey to you what it is like to be vast, it just is.

So there is no art without intention. You cannot unintentionally create art. Correct?

Beauty in the eye of the beholder, meaning in the mind of the constructor.

Originally Posted by no-Name

So there is no art without intention. You cannot unintentionally create art. Correct?

Beauty in the eye of the beholder, meaning in the mind of the constructor.

Beauty is in many things, but not all that is beautiful is art (and not all art is beautiful). The answer to your question depends on your definition of intention. Not all expression of one's perspective is art, but one can try to express themselves and end up doing it in an artful way without intending to. One cannot create art without expressing their perspective to others, but one can still unintentionally express themselves, in which case the way that they unintentionally express themselves can be art.

This thread should be re-named to "Argue Pointlessly Over the Definition of Art" and put in it's own sub-forum with "Argue Pointlessly Over the Definition of Atheism".

Originally Posted by GavinGill

That's a little too cool but I like the enthusiasm, I'm sure Blackberry will too. You're getting the idea, you just need to take it down a notch. The whole "aloof" thing you've got going on is great - girls love that - but if you completely ignore her, her swooning self might move on thinking you're not interested. You wanna keep her at arm's length.

Not to worry, nerve, your wingman's got you.

oh my god i laughed so hard at this.

and Vertebrate has an American Psycho avatar
oh i love Ellis' novels

Suck on these apples: anyone who defines art doesn't get it.

I got what you need to suck, right here

Originally Posted by nerve

I got what you need to suck, right here

I can only assume you're pointing to a pile of apples D:

Was Rumpelstiltskin a troll? There was a lot of good art in that book, by the way.