If you google or go to Wikipedia, you'll find all sorts of discussion on what defines "art" as well as the topic of creativity vs. art and whether they are synonymous. Is it simply that creativity comes from within and art is the result of that? Or have we made it more complex? Is what we create only art if others deem it so? My grandmother created beautiful embroidered tea-towels, but were they art? I treasure a quilt that she hand-made, tiny stitches, every piece sewn together with care, the work intricate - is that art? Because these items have a function, does that mean they are not art? And what of the so-called merit of a work of art? Our entire culture is obsessed with comparison and competition which permeates our appreciation of the products of an individual's creativity. Because most people dislike or disapprove of the end result, does that make it not a work of art? Or is all of it art and society simply categorizes it and evaluates it based upon perceived levels of quality?
Things that make you go ... hmmmm ...
No comments:
Post a Comment
Thank you for stopping by. With open heart, I welcome your thoughts however you wish to share them, whether via personal email or as a comment here. ~ Bright Blessings ~