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by ACCOUNT CLOSED on May 28th, 2009
Generally, big-time artists tend to belong to some pretentious group of people who all think alike, and feel that they can decide what is and is not art - usually doing so from a very narrow perspective.
Realistically, I think art is whatever you want it to be. That doesn't mean you HAVE TO like something; it just means you can't say "that's not art" simply because you don't like it.
by calicorey on May 28th, 2009
You decide if it is art or not.
If you see something in it you like than it is art.
by CatLover-The Original is Proudly Canadian on May 28th, 2009
I have to tell you Zack this is one of the most interesting questions I have read on AB. The damn thing is I don't know the answer. I guess in some arena's art is determined by the masses. In other art is determined by the scholars and experts who studied it and in yet other art is determined by whoever produced it.
by Sixty B - Commander Topcoat on May 28th, 2009
The artist.
by unknown on July 16th, 2009
art like beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
by Kizz miazz on May 28th, 2009
Anybody and everybody. The artist, the person viewing it. It's an individual thing and everybody has their own opinion, nobody is wrong. If someone says they made a work of art and it's a piece of dog doo on a plate then it's art, even though it stinks.
by Prunesquallor on May 28th, 2009
The artist. The question then remains: is it good art or bad art?
by Universe Of Life on May 28th, 2009
Those who can see it ... The beholder.
I registered a quote of mine last year relative to this point.
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"everyone can see the painting on the wall yet only a few will see the art"
G M Dean
1996
by Eidelweiss on May 28th, 2009
It really depends on the intention of the maker.
If it was meant to display a message or make the viewer/audience think, it is art.
It it's just a piece of furniture that looks exactly like another piece of furniture, it's craft.
If it is a piece of sculpture that can function as furniture, it's design or a piece of art and design.
I'm a design student here, so I have some credibility.
Most modern art makes no sense(even to students who study this) unless you know the artist and their life history as well as the context of the piece in their body of work.
by Beavis - the other white meat on May 28th, 2009
each person
by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on September 5th, 2009
The "beholder"!
by LarryH54 on May 28th, 2009
Apparently, the National Endowment for the Arts. Who else would dare pay good money for a crucifix dipped in a jar of urine and call it 'art'?
Can you use permanent markers to color an outdoor shell jacket? (Polyester/Nylon)
by aker71 on August 29th, 2011
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Is it against the law for being commissioned drawn artwork, like fan art, someone's character, or even scenery on paper or digital paper?
by IshiGray on October 4th, 2011
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Is nudity synonymous with sexuality? Does art help separate these two realities?
by GibsonGuy on August 20th, 2011
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Sculpture: Botero's black sculpture of a fat man in NYC Time-Warner building, his pee-pee rubbed gold - have you rubbed it? Is that okay?
by GibsonGuy on September 8th, 2011
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What do you think of art exhibits that use actual human bodies to convey something?
by Michelle on October 13th, 2011
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Thank you Anti-Semantic.:-)
by Zack on May 28th, 2009
Excellent answer in my opinion.
by CatLover-The Original is Proudly Canadian on May 28th, 2009