Comments on: “as art” art – for example “the blog post as art” is it art? http://99daz.com/as-art-art-for-example-the-blog-post-as-art-is-it-art Inspire, be inspired and appreciate. Fine arts modern and from history for us to enjoy. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:04:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Less Ordinary » Links Less Ordinary 2 http://99daz.com/as-art-art-for-example-the-blog-post-as-art-is-it-art/comment-page-1#comment-1097 Less Ordinary » Links Less Ordinary 2 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:00:22 +0000 http://99daz.com/?p=368#comment-1097 [...] thoughtful blogger who often makes me think about my own views on art and its place in my life. This week’s post was no different: What is essential, especially to bloggers is to have your own opinion on what is [...] [...] thoughtful blogger who often makes me think about my own views on art and its place in my life. This week’s post was no different: What is essential, especially to bloggers is to have your own opinion on what is [...]

]]> By: <img class="monsterid" src="http://99daz.com/dazcox/wp-content/plugins/wp-monsterid/monsterid/33d0bd20b5c3c79.png" alt="David | beplayful MonsterID Icon" height="65" width="65"/> David | beplayful http://99daz.com/as-art-art-for-example-the-blog-post-as-art-is-it-art/comment-page-1#comment-989 David | beplayful MonsterID Icon David | beplayful Sat, 03 May 2008 12:21:25 +0000 http://99daz.com/?p=368#comment-989 Ellen, having a blog dedicated to being playful, I enjoyed your comment on art as being playful. With regards to violent, I think art can display violence but I don't think genuine acts of violence can be art. This is because violence is always the result of the closing down of the imagination rather than the opening up of the imagination. We resort to violence when we cannot imagine any other option. It's a shame that in today's world violence is so often the first response - often people (especially in politics) don't even try to imagine a different response. Thank you Darren for a thought provoking post. David Ellen, having a blog dedicated to being playful, I enjoyed your comment on art as being playful.

With regards to violent, I think art can display violence but I don’t think genuine acts of violence can be art.

This is because violence is always the result of the closing down of the imagination rather than the opening up of the imagination. We resort to violence when we cannot imagine any other option.

It’s a shame that in today’s world violence is so often the first response – often people (especially in politics) don’t even try to imagine a different response.

Thank you Darren for a thought provoking post.

David

]]> By: Links Less Ordinary 2 « Lives Less Ordinary http://99daz.com/as-art-art-for-example-the-blog-post-as-art-is-it-art/comment-page-1#comment-967 Links Less Ordinary 2 « Lives Less Ordinary Fri, 02 May 2008 23:06:40 +0000 http://99daz.com/?p=368#comment-967 [...] thoughtful blogger who often makes me think about my own views on art and its place in my life.  This week’s post was no different: What is essential, especially to bloggers is to have your own opinion on what is [...] [...] thoughtful blogger who often makes me think about my own views on art and its place in my life.  This week’s post was no different: What is essential, especially to bloggers is to have your own opinion on what is [...]

]]> By: <img class="monsterid" src="http://99daz.com/dazcox/wp-content/plugins/wp-monsterid/monsterid/f30ee6347ff45c2.png" alt="Darren Daz Cox MonsterID Icon" height="65" width="65"/> Darren Daz Cox http://99daz.com/as-art-art-for-example-the-blog-post-as-art-is-it-art/comment-page-1#comment-913 Darren Daz Cox MonsterID Icon Darren Daz Cox Thu, 01 May 2008 01:01:57 +0000 http://99daz.com/?p=368#comment-913 thanks Ellen, that's my 'true' style of art, when i doodle i make organic shapes like that, it seems to be the most natural thing for me to draw... thanks Ellen, that’s my ‘true’ style of art, when i doodle i make organic shapes like that, it seems to be the most natural thing for me to draw…

]]> By: <img class="monsterid" src="http://99daz.com/dazcox/wp-content/plugins/wp-monsterid/monsterid/3a8383a5df02235.png" alt="Ellen Wilson MonsterID Icon" height="65" width="65"/> Ellen Wilson http://99daz.com/as-art-art-for-example-the-blog-post-as-art-is-it-art/comment-page-1#comment-911 Ellen Wilson MonsterID Icon Ellen Wilson Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:53:47 +0000 http://99daz.com/?p=368#comment-911 I know that play is an underlying principle in self expression. And the holding the backbone of play is creativity. You know, I like the little charcoal creature you made. It reminds me of an embryo in a womb with a women observing it. I have something similiar I drew hanging in my closet. It's kind of private and womb like. I like it. The birth of Ellen. I know that play is an underlying principle in self expression. And the holding the backbone of play is creativity.

You know, I like the little charcoal creature you made. It reminds me of an embryo in a womb with a women observing it. I have something similiar I drew hanging in my closet. It’s kind of private and womb like. I like it. The birth of Ellen.

]]> By: <img class="monsterid" src="http://99daz.com/dazcox/wp-content/plugins/wp-monsterid/monsterid/f30ee6347ff45c2.png" alt="Darren Daz Cox MonsterID Icon" height="65" width="65"/> Darren Daz Cox http://99daz.com/as-art-art-for-example-the-blog-post-as-art-is-it-art/comment-page-1#comment-907 Darren Daz Cox MonsterID Icon Darren Daz Cox Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:18:30 +0000 http://99daz.com/?p=368#comment-907 hehe yeah, maybe I meant human instead of bourgeois, after all, who are we to say that dolphins don't splash around "as art" or termites make particular mounds "as art", we assume that creativity is so special but it may be an underlying principle in what life is! hehe yeah, maybe I meant human instead of bourgeois, after all, who are we to say that dolphins don’t splash around “as art” or termites make particular mounds “as art”, we assume that creativity is so special but it may be an underlying principle in what life is!

]]> By: <img class="monsterid" src="http://99daz.com/dazcox/wp-content/plugins/wp-monsterid/monsterid/3a8383a5df02235.png" alt="Ellen Wilson MonsterID Icon" height="65" width="65"/> Ellen Wilson http://99daz.com/as-art-art-for-example-the-blog-post-as-art-is-it-art/comment-page-1#comment-906 Ellen Wilson MonsterID Icon Ellen Wilson Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:09:48 +0000 http://99daz.com/?p=368#comment-906 I don't know if good or bad and right and wrong are completely bourgeois concepts. Yeah, creating something period is the whole point, and people will react to it according to their conditioning. My dad was an artist, by the way. And then he went back to being a frustrated engineer. And Jung says we live the unlived life of our parent. I don’t know if good or bad and right and wrong are completely bourgeois concepts. Yeah, creating something period is the whole point, and people will react to it according to their conditioning.

My dad was an artist, by the way. And then he went back to being a frustrated engineer. And Jung says we live the unlived life of our parent.

]]> By: <img class="monsterid" src="http://99daz.com/dazcox/wp-content/plugins/wp-monsterid/monsterid/f30ee6347ff45c2.png" alt="Darren Daz Cox MonsterID Icon" height="65" width="65"/> Darren Daz Cox http://99daz.com/as-art-art-for-example-the-blog-post-as-art-is-it-art/comment-page-1#comment-902 Darren Daz Cox MonsterID Icon Darren Daz Cox Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:00:56 +0000 http://99daz.com/?p=368#comment-902 "art" seems to be too esoteric to be confined by such bourgeois concepts as good and bad or right and wrong, perhaps that one of the secrets of life, creating something (period) is the whole point, not to create something merely good or gentile just simply to do something and deem it art and mean it! “art” seems to be too esoteric to be confined by such bourgeois concepts as good and bad or right and wrong, perhaps that one of the secrets of life, creating something (period) is the whole point, not to create something merely good or gentile just simply to do something and deem it art and mean it!

]]> By: <img class="monsterid" src="http://99daz.com/dazcox/wp-content/plugins/wp-monsterid/monsterid/3a8383a5df02235.png" alt="Ellen Wilson MonsterID Icon" height="65" width="65"/> Ellen Wilson http://99daz.com/as-art-art-for-example-the-blog-post-as-art-is-it-art/comment-page-1#comment-901 Ellen Wilson MonsterID Icon Ellen Wilson Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:10:05 +0000 http://99daz.com/?p=368#comment-901 This is a very interesting philosophical conundrum, Darren. I suppose I view art as something that inspires you. Mass murder doesn't inspire me. Suffering and violence do not inspire me. Kindness and emotional courage and honesty inspire me. I agree with Wendi, don't watch it if you don't like it. You can screen yourself. But that shouldn't be an excuse for evil or hatred either. Actually I feel kind of irritated I can't resolve this Darren. It's not nice and tidy, is it? Damn you! Ha! This is a very interesting philosophical conundrum, Darren. I suppose I view art as something that inspires you. Mass murder doesn’t inspire me. Suffering and violence do not inspire me. Kindness and emotional courage and honesty inspire me. I agree with Wendi, don’t watch it if you don’t like it. You can screen yourself. But that shouldn’t be an excuse for evil or hatred either.

Actually I feel kind of irritated I can’t resolve this Darren. It’s not nice and tidy, is it? Damn you! Ha!

]]> By: <img class="monsterid" src="http://99daz.com/dazcox/wp-content/plugins/wp-monsterid/monsterid/15846feeab9c48c.png" alt="Wendi Kelly MonsterID Icon" height="65" width="65"/> Wendi Kelly http://99daz.com/as-art-art-for-example-the-blog-post-as-art-is-it-art/comment-page-1#comment-899 Wendi Kelly MonsterID Icon Wendi Kelly Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:32:07 +0000 http://99daz.com/?p=368#comment-899 I don't have a good answer for this. I know that in my heart, I don't define random acts of violence as art and I am offended by using the term art as an excuse to be cruel. I also know that others disagree with me. I forget who she is, or where I read it but there is a woman out there getting abortions "as art" OK, but don't expect me to watch. I don't think I have done anything too out in left field "as art" My art is my writing, drama, my painting, my dance even my garden ...all the ways of expression that I have. For me- and I realize that I own this thought for just my art- I want my art to be about beauty. I don’t have a good answer for this. I know that in my heart, I don’t define random acts of violence as art and I am offended by using the term art as an excuse to be cruel.
I also know that others disagree with me. I forget who she is, or where I read it but there is a woman out there getting abortions “as art” OK, but don’t expect me to watch.

I don’t think I have done anything too out in left field “as art”

My art is my writing, drama, my painting, my dance even my garden …all the ways of expression that I have. For me- and I realize that I own this thought for just my art- I want my art to be about beauty.

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