But is it art? — OZONE Asylum, home of the Mad Scientists

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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	[quote]what about the artist who throws tins of paint at a blank canvas to see what happens?[/quote] More often than not, the 'art' of throwing paint is not intended to produce a specific end result. The resulting image is not necessarily 'art'. It is the [b]thought processes[/b] involved in [i]reaching the decision that this (whatever this is) is the best medium for realising a desired state(ment)[/i] are what separates art from craft. Furthermore (to build upon Drac's point that [quote]"art" in the true sense of the word can only be defined by the artist[/quote]... in order for a work to be considered 'art', the pruducer of the work must first declare "I am an artist". Without this important conceptual statement realised FIRST, work can merely be considered 'artistic'. Loading...
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