Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Is it Art?
What is art? Is graffiti art? Why is a picture with circles and a few lines art? People have been arguing about what is art and what isn't. Most of the time when we think about art we think about a painting in a frame. The painting is most likely painted with techniques we ourselves lack. When something is hard to draw and pretty looking, we normally can see it as art. But what about splashing paint on a wall? What about using those techniques to draw something on the street walls? The social contruction of our reality gives us the idea of what is art and what isnt. Many people would not consider graffiti as art, but sees a painting in the museum and whatever is drawn on it as art. We have been told since we were little what is art and what isn't. Though most of the time, at least for me, I cannot tell why it is art? My reality has been socially constructed that something is an art if it is something you cannot draw yourself. But when I start growing up, this reality doesn't seem to always apply. Something are called art, and art put in museums and I honestly would not understand why it is art? People see feelings and emotions and expressions in the paintings. Even though the techniques are so simple that anyone could have did the same thing, it seems to be called art, because it expresses emotions of the artist. If the expression of emotions is the standard of art, then graffiti would be art because it is full of emotions and expressions. So is the standard of art the techniques used in making it? or is it how much emotions it expresses? I think there isn't a set standard of art. Each individual has his or her own standards of art, as long as you see it or don't see it as art, that's all it matters. Enjoy the art that you enjoy, and let the others enjoy those you don't.
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yes everyone's reality has been socially constructed to fit into society. I also wrote about graffiti and how society controls our views of everything.
ReplyDeleteIt depends on what you "tag" (heh) as graffiti. If you are speaking of wall mureals than yes I agree it is art has it has a deep underlined meaning, (not to mention more thought and actual artistic depiction.) If it's only tagging than no thats a mess. I also guess it depends deeply on what generation you come from.
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