Why not try to break that down like a poem? Dot points. What are it’s qualities, what does it allude to, do it until you run out of meaning. — Brett
Because then what makes it art is gone. — Noble Dust
So you felt like you were being instructed. An old school hangover. — Brett
No, I don’t know Tarkovsky, but I watched the video, then the short interview after. My interpretation? Who knows? I’ll need to look at it longer and assume the comments on translation are accurate enough to go by. — Brett
No, I don’t know Tarkovsky, but I watched the video, then the short interview after. My interpretation? Who knows? I’ll need to look at it longer and assume the comments on translation are accurate enough to go by. — Brett
So in other words, why waste space with this? — Noble Dust
So in other words, why waste space with this? — Noble Dust
This is not true.When the trains of New York City appeared covered in loud, garish graffiti they absolutely reflected the chaotic state of New York City at the time. — Brett
You might be able to see where I’m going here. — Brett
If you want to understand art, tell good from bad, then you need to educate yourself. — Brett
Is art recreational space manipulation?
Painting on a canvas manipulates the space of the canvas.
I might be wrong. — Qwex
Honestly to answer this I'll need to think. I will hail you later. — Qwex
When I got older, and understood Shakespeare better, — ZhouBoTong
I DON'T SEE HOW MY DEEPER KNOWLEDGE OF ART ALLOWS ME TO TELL OTHER PEOPLE WHAT THEY SHOULD LIKE. — ZhouBoTong
Does that mean life/existence is professional space manipulation? — ZhouBoTong
I understand art as an expression of human consciousness, and art work as information about the artists consciousness. Art as an expression of human consciousness is broad enough to capture all art ever made - cave paintings to present. — Pop
Arne
What separates an art object and a non art object is that an art object has extra information - it is deemed to be art.It is an arbitrary extra bit of information, but results in art being put on a pedestal, this differentiates it from other aspects of human consciousness.
Glad to hear from you Arne - first serious challenge.
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