Thread: What is "art"?
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Old 05-13-2010, 06:56 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by warrrreagl View Post
I teach my students each semester that art is what the artists says is art.
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Originally Posted by ARTelevision View Post
Yeah, like warrrreagl said. And as for what makes an artist an artist, it's whomesoever calls oneself that.
Can something be art if the "artist" makes no claims to what they do or what they are?

What if they simply claim that it's "just some crap I made"?
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