Thread: What is "art"?
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Old 05-13-2010, 06:44 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Honesty View Post
Art is the way God communicates with ITself.
All the true secret hidden wisdom of the world moves through Art.
Song, Dance, Canvas, Poetry, Athletics, Theater.
It's funny you should mention that, because while I was writing my previous post I was thinking about the plurality of art that was created in the earliest days following the development of major religions - not just Christianity, but Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Islam, etc. Much of the art created during those times was attributed to a confluence with the nature of God (or its corresponding entity or non-entity, depending on which religion we are talking about). Even though I am not a religious person, this perspective on art aligns much more closely with my own than one that emphasizes the individual.
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