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What is art? (w/ edit)

Elisha Dasenbrock — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:58:56 +0000

This question is discussed to death in the classes of art schools. It is asked over and over, each student striving to find the answer for herself (himself).

Dictionary.com has several definitions, however I think the first two apply to us:

1.the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance.
2.the class of objects subject to aesthetic criteria; works of art collectively, as paintings, sculptures, or drawings: a museum of art; an art collection.

However, I still find these to be so limiting. Whose aesthetic principles? What criteria? Of course we would like to say of the artist, but is it more the audience? Then comes to question, which audience, the one in the time of the work or future audiences? Both?

These definitions still seem very vague and I believe that is the problem art students/artists have in defining what they do.

I feel the definition is so much more than what is stated above. Art is a communication between the artist and audience, bridging time and cultures. In my case it is a visual, 2-D representation of my experiences, feelings, and thoughts on what the world is. My artwork is a way for me to process what is around me while explaining what I can not necessarily say with words. It’s a way to talk to people I will never meet, share with others who may never experience, and pull closer those I cherish.

What is your definition of art?

*After I posted this I headed over to see what the great MBK was up to and low and behold…….

Tuesday Links!

Elisha Dasenbrock — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:37:30 +0000

Why? Because what else are you going to do on a Tuesday.

Just for fun:

Fresh baked chocolate chip cookies in a minute and a half? Sign me up, please.

http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/oatmeal-chocolate-chip-waffle.aspx

Marketing:

http://emptyeasel.com/2007/04/30/7-tips-for-selling-art-online-how-to-help-buyers-find-your-artwork/

(Katie, Sharon, lurking Artists at large, et al ^^^^check this site out^^^^, on the home page you can submit your art for review, i.e. publicity.)

http://joannemattera.blogspot.com/2009/11/marketing-mondays-youve-been-asked-to.html

Contests:

http://artistsonline.biz/wordpress/?p=61

Art:

http://danidraws.com/2009/11/09/why-i-share/#more-2110 (blog)

http://www.dailypainters.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00p4gq5 (So You Think You Can Make Art?)

Etsy Shop

Elisha Dasenbrock — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:22:58 +0000

These are the three newest paintings in my Etsy shop. I will mainly be posting new paintings on Fridays, I just couldn’t wait this week. The format for these posts will include a small “teaser” thumbnail and a link to the store instead of all the paintings I add. Also Etsy has their site set up so that for every item a store sells the store must pay a small fee. This allows the item to be active for 4 months, then Etsy takes down the item and charges another small fee to put it back up. Because of this I will only be offering my paintings on here for 1 cycle. If they don’t sell then I will be moving them over to Ebay or at the very least keeping them on my Flickr account under Originals For Sale. Any postcards or prints will most likely be up for multiple cycles, but I won’t necessarily renew them right away.