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Re: I also disagree. | |
Posted By: Shishka | Date: 12/7/05 9:54 p.m. |
In Response To: Re: I also disagree. (Brian Graham) : The ability to engage its audience is a poor definition for art, for two
This is exactly what I'm saying. Art is a concept; it cannot be quantified or directly identified. Instead, people recognize things as having the quality of art. As such art is identified as such only by those who believe it to be so. So, to answer your questions: : For example, a very deranged person might be very engrossed in a murder he
In the mind of the killer, yes, it is art. One may say there's an art to capturing, holding, and refusing to relinquish the mind. So yes, in someone's eyes, there may be an art to building, running, and maintaining a casino. : Halo (and video games in general) also attract a very specific kind of
Absolutely. : Sex engages its audience. Is it art? Absolutely. Pornography and other kinds of erotic art are the biggest industries in the world, you know. You see sex in many, many forms of art. Further, the ideas of kama sutra or tantric sex revolve around viewing sex as a sacred art form. Just because you cannot place a measure on something does not mean the concept is "null." There is no genuine unit of measure for things such as human emotions, yet you cannot say they are "null," because emotions are present in almost all decisions people make. Art is a similar quality, something that makes And there is no single art that is evocative to all people. If you are not considering the subjective nature of art when trying to define it, then you are failing to define art at all. Your insistance on this idea that art must "give insight into the human condition" is placing a restriction on art and fails to truly represent what art is. -S |
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Rebuttal to Narcogen's Article on Story and Game | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 4:12 p.m. |
Re: Rebuttal to Narcogen's Article on Story and Ga | Ducain | 12/7/05 4:27 p.m. |
Re: Rebuttal to Narcogen's Article on Story and Ga | Narcogen | 12/7/05 9:47 p.m. |
I do wonder... | Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) | 12/7/05 4:29 p.m. |
Re: I do wonder... | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 4:57 p.m. |
Reprinted from my Rampancy.net posts: | Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) | 12/7/05 5:03 p.m. |
Re: Reprinted from my Rampancy.net posts: | Roger Wilco | 12/7/05 5:58 p.m. |
metacriticism | Narcogen | 12/7/05 9:51 p.m. |
Re: metacriticism | Roger Wilco | 12/7/05 11:23 p.m. |
Re: Reprinted from my Rampancy.net posts: | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 8:25 p.m. |
Re: Reprinted from my Rampancy.net posts: | Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) | 12/7/05 9:28 p.m. |
Re: Reprinted from my Rampancy.net posts: | zugy | 12/7/05 9:36 p.m. |
Re: Reprinted from my Rampancy.net posts: | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 9:42 p.m. |
Re: Reprinted from my Rampancy.net posts: | Narcogen | 12/7/05 9:56 p.m. |
Re: Reprinted from my Rampancy.net posts: | Pak | 12/7/05 10:09 p.m. |
Comment repiles | Narcogen | 12/7/05 9:49 p.m. |
Re: Comment repiles | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 10:09 p.m. |
I disagree | Echoes | 12/7/05 4:34 p.m. |
Re: I disagree | Sep7imus [subnova] | 12/7/05 4:56 p.m. |
Art...Video Games...Murder | Pallor [subnova] | 12/7/05 5:53 p.m. |
Welcome back. *NM* | c0ld vengeance | 12/7/05 6:38 p.m. |
Re: Art...Video Games...Murder | Sep7imus [subnova] | 12/7/05 6:47 p.m. |
Re: Art...Video Games...Murder | mad.max [subnova] | 12/7/05 6:57 p.m. |
Speeding It Up | Pallor [subnova] | 12/7/05 7:14 p.m. |
Craftsmanship | mad.max [subnova] | 12/7/05 6:43 p.m. |
Expression. | Peptuck | 12/7/05 7:05 p.m. |
Re: Expression. | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 8:20 p.m. |
Re: Expression. | Peptuck | 12/7/05 9:44 p.m. |
Re: Expression. | Louis Wu | 12/8/05 9:00 a.m. |
Re: Expression. | Malleus | 12/8/05 11:27 a.m. |
Now that you've defined art and craft so well | char | 12/7/05 7:10 p.m. |
Re: Now that you've defined art and craft so well | Peptuck | 12/7/05 7:16 p.m. |
Re: Craftsmanship | Pak | 12/7/05 7:42 p.m. |
My Creation. | Pallor [subnova] | 12/7/05 7:53 p.m. |
Re: My Creation. | Pak | 12/7/05 8:52 p.m. |
Re: My Creation. | Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) | 12/7/05 9:15 p.m. |
Hanging on my "Wall" IMG | Pak | 12/7/05 9:25 p.m. |
Re: My Creation. | Peptuck | 12/8/05 12:21 a.m. |
Re: My Creation. | Peptuck | 12/7/05 11:42 p.m. |
Craft, Art, Low Art, High Art, Pop Art, PopTart | Narcogen | 12/7/05 10:09 p.m. |
Re: Craftsmanship | Wado SG | 12/8/05 2:29 a.m. |
Re: Craftsmanship | Pak | 12/8/05 3:52 p.m. |
Re: Rebuttal to Narcogen's Article on Story and Ga | char | 12/7/05 6:56 p.m. |
Re: Rebuttal to Narcogen's Article on Story and Ga | Whisp | 12/7/05 7:03 p.m. |
Re: Rebuttal to Narcogen's Article on Story and Ga | Pak | 12/7/05 7:08 p.m. |
I also disagree. | Shishka | 12/7/05 7:33 p.m. |
Er, with Mr Graham, not Narc. *NM* | Shishka | 12/7/05 7:49 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 8:10 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Pak | 12/7/05 8:26 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 8:35 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Pak | 12/7/05 8:46 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 8:57 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Pak | 12/7/05 9:08 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Louis Wu | 12/7/05 9:14 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 9:30 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) | 12/7/05 9:40 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Pak | 12/7/05 9:44 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 9:50 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Pak | 12/7/05 9:54 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 9:58 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Pak | 12/7/05 10:07 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 10:11 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Pak | 12/7/05 10:13 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) | 12/7/05 10:15 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Pak | 12/7/05 10:28 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Narcogen | 12/7/05 10:32 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | jman571 | 12/7/05 8:46 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Shishka | 12/7/05 9:54 p.m. |
Re: I also disagree. | Narcogen | 12/7/05 10:22 p.m. |
Is a rose by any other name... | Wado SG | 12/7/05 8:28 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Wado SG | 12/7/05 8:30 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 8:42 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Pak | 12/7/05 8:50 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 9:36 p.m. |
art is like the gum at the bottom of my shoe *NM* | jman571 | 12/7/05 8:51 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Wado SG | 12/7/05 8:53 p.m. |
the ART of War, maybe? *NM* | jman571 | 12/7/05 9:07 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 9:14 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Pak | 12/7/05 9:40 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Wado SG | 12/7/05 9:59 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 10:19 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Pak | 12/7/05 10:30 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Wado SG | 12/7/05 10:37 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Wado SG | 12/7/05 10:36 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Pak | 12/7/05 10:27 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Wado SG | 12/7/05 11:07 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Pak | 12/8/05 2:24 p.m. |
Re: Is a rose by any other name... | Wado SG | 12/8/05 9:18 p.m. |
The problem with art... | zugy | 12/7/05 9:30 p.m. |
Re: The problem with art... | Peptuck | 12/7/05 9:46 p.m. |
Isin't it ironic.... | jman571 | 12/7/05 10:14 p.m. |
Re: Rebuttal to Narcogen's Article on Story and Ga | Brian Graham | 12/7/05 10:22 p.m. |
Re: Rebuttal to Narcogen's Article on Story and Ga | Sep7imus [subnova] | 12/7/05 10:30 p.m. |
Re: Rebuttal to Narcogen's Article on Story and Ga | Wado SG | 12/8/05 1:59 a.m. |
Re: Rebuttal to Narcogen's Article on Story and Ga | Pak | 12/7/05 10:31 p.m. |
Re: Rebuttal to Narcogen's Article on Story and Ga | Sep7imus [subnova] | 12/7/05 10:30 p.m. |
Re: Rebuttal to Narcogen's Article on Story and Ga | Tiny | 12/7/05 11:55 p.m. |
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