What is art?
Art is, as I personally feel it should be, a form of expression. It shapes the world that we live in. Without it, I think this place will be pretty much duller and similar in all aspects. This expression plays with our perception; what is beauty? What is considered to be good, desirable? What is the determining factor?Our perception is being constantly moulded by our surroundings. The comments made by our friends, the advertisements shown on television, the music we listen to, the type of shows we watch all contributes to the shaping of our perceptions.
In today's society, where the media controls and disseminates most of the information, we are being unknowingly shaped into what they want us to be. Advertisements creates needs out of our wants, usefulness out of uselessness... The power of the media is somewhat terrifying, overwhelming. A new era has descended upon us without our knowledge. The process has been slow but steadily increasing in its effectiveness over the years.
Art plays a very important role in this new age of informational imperialism. Art differentiates products which may be somewhat similar. The one with the best packaging (not only in terms of appearance, but of the perception it gives to the people) will prove to be the winner in today's market.
Art, something that we all may have overlooked all this time is actually omnipresent without us noticing. It has its arms all over us now, in this era, anything with the best packaging will stand a higher chance of winning. At least for now...
5 Comments:
"art is- art".
Just that, really. =P
Well, art is more than art. That's the essay topic we are required to write on for my ICM [Aesthetics of New Media] lecture.
Think deeper pal...
"3 is more than 3"
"art is more than art" can't be cracked because once a subject transcends/ exceeds itself, it is no longer that.
I think therefore i am. I cannot doubt my own existence because to do so requires a '3rd-personal'.
=)
That's the thing I hate about school assignments. Trying to squeeze definitions and expected answers using 'seemingly complex' propositions.
Cripes, like how to define creativity and measure it? I simply refused to and instead, explained why i refused to. Of course, my prof can refuse to accept it and fail me but I think it important to realise that certain subjects just don't have A+ answers. The social-university has no grades.
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You've got a point there. Its what the majority agrees to that really count in the societal world. Maybe we should all just accept things as they are, thinking too much into something may just turn them into an oddity; just like chinese characters; the longer I stare at them, the more unusual and out of place they seem to me.
Ignorance is bliss? I believe I have talked to you about this before in one of our many meetings. Sometimes, its rather true... Knowing too much does not serve to enhance the quality of our life; knowing too little too, adds no value to ourselves.
How much is enough? How much is too much? Everyone has their own limit? Are they the same? I cannot answer them, for they are intended to be answered by the individual themselves.
Art is about self-expression and linking people up who can feel what you want to say.
Different people got different viewpoints on the same thing, and that's perfectly cool. I think the artist would want different ideas to learn from too..
That's what I think! :P
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