“Art” is one of those nice big bags we can put any definition into, as we please. There are rules, schooling, that apply to some forms of “art,” but in the end it seems to be the breaking or at least pushing of those rules and schooling that attracts more interest.
First Law of Art, Carmack’s Law, which says, ‘If I can do it, it’s not art.’
How many years of art school did you have to go to to learn to splash paint on a canvas like that? If someone studies music for four years, they walk away with an ability to play an instrument and can do something I could never do or imitate. But you walk away with an art degree, and the best you can do is this? Something any fool can imitate? This is the best ya got? ‘If I can do it, it ain’t art!’ And the price tag! Ten thousand dollars for that? Oh, so you know so much about art, eh? Then you buy the freaking thing! And you, dammit, get some clothes on that man! What the hell’s that supposed to be? Performance art? Performance art! Squirting those substances into that orifice has not been approved by the surgeon general! Oh, and now you’re gonna light it, eh? Betcha think that’s clever? Ha! I’ve seen better around any campfire when the boys have been eating beans! I know an artist has to suffer for his art, but why do we have to?"
Second Law of Art, Elantu’s Law ‘If the artist has to explain what it means, then it’s not art.’
“It’s not art, it’s a failure. Instead of universal symbolism or universal language, it’s gibberish. Or a con job!”
Art is anything people will pay good money for on the premise that it is art. How much is it worth? The highest amount someone will pay for it. What will I pay? An amount that reflects the satisfaction I get from looking at it and/or handling it regardless of what anyone else might be willing to pay. So the value to me is not resale value later on, it is the value to me now.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 4 years ago
Auntie Socialist over 4 years ago
Art is the arrangement of one or more things to create an intended effect
julie.mason1 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Art is short for Arthur.
Huckleberry Hiroshima over 4 years ago
“Art” is one of those nice big bags we can put any definition into, as we please. There are rules, schooling, that apply to some forms of “art,” but in the end it seems to be the breaking or at least pushing of those rules and schooling that attracts more interest.
Michael G. over 4 years ago
I know it when I see or hear it.
Andylit Premium Member over 4 years ago
First Law of Art, Carmack’s Law, which says, ‘If I can do it, it’s not art.’
How many years of art school did you have to go to to learn to splash paint on a canvas like that? If someone studies music for four years, they walk away with an ability to play an instrument and can do something I could never do or imitate. But you walk away with an art degree, and the best you can do is this? Something any fool can imitate? This is the best ya got? ‘If I can do it, it ain’t art!’ And the price tag! Ten thousand dollars for that? Oh, so you know so much about art, eh? Then you buy the freaking thing! And you, dammit, get some clothes on that man! What the hell’s that supposed to be? Performance art? Performance art! Squirting those substances into that orifice has not been approved by the surgeon general! Oh, and now you’re gonna light it, eh? Betcha think that’s clever? Ha! I’ve seen better around any campfire when the boys have been eating beans! I know an artist has to suffer for his art, but why do we have to?"
Second Law of Art, Elantu’s Law ‘If the artist has to explain what it means, then it’s not art.’
“It’s not art, it’s a failure. Instead of universal symbolism or universal language, it’s gibberish. Or a con job!”
serenasakitty over 4 years ago
My definition of art…something I enjoy looking at.
Charlie Fogwhistle over 4 years ago
Art is anything people will pay good money for on the premise that it is art. How much is it worth? The highest amount someone will pay for it. What will I pay? An amount that reflects the satisfaction I get from looking at it and/or handling it regardless of what anyone else might be willing to pay. So the value to me is not resale value later on, it is the value to me now.