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Is everything art?

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=Cnids Jul 3, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

If not, where do you draw the line?

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~bustermaximus Jul 15, 2012

Art specifically deals in the subject of aesthetics.

`saintartaud Jul 12, 2012 Professional General Artist

If everything is art, then nothing is art. Personally, I'm not sure where I'd draw the line. The guy drawing with water on paper napkins is certainly compelled by the same impulses as another artist, but without the context to understand what he's doing (in the classic scenario, he dies before anyone knows what he's done) I can't definitively say he's created art.

On the other hand, I do find some work that comes out of the Dada tradition compelling in an aesthetic sense, despite its anti-aesthetic aims.

*Ariis Jul 12, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

it really depends on the person..thats why theres no definition of art anymore..everyone got right for their opinion. What I might see is Art, is not in your eyes maybe. But if you're famous, everythings art. I'm myself confused where to put this line...

~luxandnox Jul 9, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

No, most certainly not. I've written a short article that expands upon why everything cannot be art; I also clarify guidelines for what is and what is not. You can read it here, if you are so inclined.

=Cnids Jul 9, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

"the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects"

I like that definition. Your flowchart makes sense, but I personally like to add the imagination/creativity criteria to it.

I do disagree with the classification of Impressionism as low-level art because it's "easy". I've tried painting in some of those styles, and while yeah, it's easier than trying to do a Caravaggio or something, it's not exactly fingerpainting.

~Soriyns-Knight Jul 9, 2012 Student General Artist

Historically speaking, an artist was a craftsman, a damn good craftsman, not quite a master but close. So aside from the usually painters and illustrators, builders, carpenters, tailors, etc. could all have been considered an artist, so going on this I would say that art is anything that has been skillfully created by a person. The problem with this is that nowadays what we consider to be an artist has changed and the title is solely given to these painters and such, but in keeping with the past, I think that anything crated could still be considered art, as long as somebody believes that it is art, but still this is a relative stance as not every person would agree. So I'm not really sure that there is a set definition for what is or isn't art, but if a person believes it to be so, then in there eyes it is, and that's all that truly matters.

~Keytarist Jul 7, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

I remember having this discussion in my art class. The question was "If I duck walks on some sand and leaves a trail of footprints, is it considered art?"
I said if I think it looks nice or sparks any sort of emotion, then yes, I'd consider it art.
All of my friends disagreed and said that no matter how it looks, it is not to be considered art. Their main reason being that the duck had no intention of making any art. So what I got from their views is that if something is to be considered art, it has to be made so on purpose.

I disagree.

But art is very opinionated. It really depends on the person.

~VarayanArchitect Jul 7, 2012 Student Digital Artist

I'd say that if you can draw a line on something, then it can probably be considered art.

~AshiharaLover Jul 7, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

I don't think everything is art... Like here in Denmark there is something called "dadaisme" which isn't art, but because it isn't art, it IS art anyway! xD It's very confusing!

~erspears Jul 7, 2012 Professional

"...where do you draw the line?"

I don't. I don't spend any amount of time pondering what is, isn't, can be, and can't be art. My experience of and/or with an image/sound/object/event/whatever has nothing to do with whether or not it's called "art".

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