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For my Christianity and the Visual Arts class I had to write a definition of art.
Here it is:
Art is the skillfull and crafted, intentional expression of creativity, for (generally) non-pragmatic reasons.
Obviously, this issue is settled.
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August 31, 2008 at 10:49 pm
Sounds good. But riddle me this:
How would you classify “bad art”? Would it be any attempt that lacks either 1) skill, 2) craftsmanship, 3) intention, 4) expression, and/or 5) creativity?
September 1, 2008 at 12:46 am
I don’t know Art personally, but since God created him, I’d have to agree with your definition.
September 1, 2008 at 10:12 am
Hank,
I think that perhaps any attempt lacking one of these elements would be “not art”, and that an attempt with a very poor showing of one them would be bad art. Though, I need to amend my definition, I think, the more I ponder it.
Lee,
September 1, 2008 at 1:28 pm
Where’s Ben? I would think that he would have a lot to say on this subject…
September 1, 2008 at 9:09 pm
Nope.