Thread: What is art?
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Old 06-12-2005, 06:28 PM   #8 (permalink)
fresnelly
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I find this sort of question frustrating because it's a bit like asking how many angels can fit on the head of a pin, or what is beauty. For art, a definition becomes a boundary, and art is nothing without the ability to break free of boundries. Art lies in creation, not in appreciation.

I like this quote from sculpter Alberto Giacometti:

"The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity."
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