Art is anything that makes one proud to be human

musicismylife78
musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited July 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
quote by Amiri Baraka, while it expresses the importance of art, I think it also understates it as well.

Art(music, books, film) can also make one sick to the stomach, make you cry, make you pissed off, haunt you etc... I dont think those emotions necessarily correlate with being proud of being human
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  • blackredyellow
    blackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    I don't like that quote at all... Like you said, it leaves out a lot of things that art is, and by definition includes things that aren't.
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  • angelica
    angelica Posts: 6,038
    radiohead33 wrote:
    quote by Amiri Baraka, while it expresses the importance of art, I think it also understates it as well.

    Art(music, books, film) can also make one sick to the stomach, make you cry, make you pissed off, haunt you etc... I dont think those emotions necessarily correlate with being proud of being human
    Being human includes being sick to our stomachs; crying; being furious/frustrated, etc.

    All of these aspects of our humanity are glorious, as art knows and as art is known to awaken us to.
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  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    i think the word that throws that quote off is 'proud'. a lot of art reminds us of hte human condition, both good and bad...not sure how pride works into it though
  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    i think the word that throws that quote off is 'proud'. a lot of art reminds us of hte human condition, both good and bad...not sure how pride works into it though



    indeed.
    art is subjective.
    and at the simplist....

    art IS.
    period.

    art is the full gamut of human emotion, documentation and expression. it can take so many forms, be utterly beautiful and horrifically ugly. it's 'definition' will probably be debated ad infinitum. thus, 'art is'.....encompasses it all, even if one argues 'what is' art or not. why worry about labels? focus on content, both good and bad and everything inbetween.....enjoy, be shocked and appalled, amazed and mesmerized.......yea, make me SEE...FEEL....THINK....QUESTION. :)
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  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    decides2dream wrote:
    indeed.
    art is subjective.
    and at the simplist....

    art IS.
    period.

    art is the full gamut of human emotion, documentation and expression. it can take so many forms, be utterly beautiful and horrifically ugly. it's 'definition' will probably be debated ad infinitum. thus, 'art is'.....encompasses it all, even if one argues 'what is' art or not. why worry about labels? focus on content, both good and bad and everything inbetween.....enjoy, be shocked and appalled, amazed and mesmerized.......yea, make me SEE...FEEL....THINK....QUESTION. :)
    exactly. i would have said all that but the codeine is kicking in lol :o haha how is your ankle by the way!?

    but yeah, the pride thing in that quote is odd. god knows there's art out there that does qualify as art, yet doesn't make me proud to be a human
  • meistereder
    meistereder Posts: 1,577
    True, art IS. The word art itself is derived from the verb to be. For this very reason.
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  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    radiohead33 wrote:
    quote by Amiri Baraka, while it expresses the importance of art, I think it also understates it as well.

    Art(music, books, film) can also make one sick to the stomach, make you cry, make you pissed off, haunt you etc... I dont think those emotions necessarily correlate with being proud of being human
    All those things DO make me proud to be human. They aren't necessarily admirable attributes but they show that we are complex, multi-faceted beings with flaws. That's all I expect from art.
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    decides2dream wrote:

    art IS.
    period.


    'nuff said :)
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    cutback wrote:
    'nuff said :)
    Anything that can sustain a discussion about whether or not it is or is not IS DEFINITELY art :)
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Anything that can sustain a discussion about whether or not it is or is not IS DEFINITELY art :)

    :p:)
  • elmer
    elmer Posts: 1,683
    How one can be proud to be a human is beyond my comprehension. Human behaviour can bring a lump to my throat or sicken me, doesn't alter how I view my self as a human because I don't.


    "It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors". Oscar Wilde
  • angelica
    angelica Posts: 6,038
    elmer wrote:
    How one can be proud to be a human is beyond my comprehension. Human behaviour can bring a lump to my throat or sicken me, doesn't alter how I view my self as a human because I don't.


    "It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors". Oscar Wilde
    Art and the Truth transcend mere humanity.
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    aaah mr jones.... proud to be human??? how can one take pride in something they had not a damn thing to do with? is it an accomplishment to be human?? i think not. i do love the man's poetry though. :)
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  • catefrances
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    angelica wrote:
    Art and the Truth transcend mere humanity.


    but without humanity, Art and 'the truth' do not exist.
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  • angelica
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    catefrances wrote:
    but without humanity, Art and 'the truth' do not exist.
    I said they transcend humanity. Through art/Truth, we can go beyond our meager humble little selves.

    Besides, saying without humans art and Truth do not exist is definitely debatable.
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  • catefrances
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    angelica wrote:
    I said they transcend humanity. Through art/Truth, we can go beyond our meager humble little selves.

    Besides, saying without humans art and Truth do not exist is definitely debatable.

    okay so debate it.

    i know you said transcends, angelica. however it is man that creates art. it is man who seeks truth. without man who is left to do either. one can not transcend that which does not exist. especially if one does not exist himself.
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  • libragirl
    libragirl Posts: 4,632
    Im not feeling that quote...

    Art is amazing :)
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  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    libragirl wrote:
    Im not feeling that quote...

    Art is amazing :)

    i'm with ya
    i'm not feelin that quote either
    in fact
    i think it's the words of someone trying very hard to be intellectually sound
    and failing
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    no more forever."
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  • angelica
    angelica Posts: 6,038
    catefrances wrote:
    okay so debate it.

    i know you said transcends, angelica. however it is man that creates art. it is man who seeks truth. without man who is left to do either. one can not transcend that which does not exist. especially if one does not exist himself.
    "According to Socrates, physical objects and physical events are "shadows" of their ideal or perfect forms...Just as shadows are temporary, inconsequential epiphenomena produced by physical objects, physical objects are themselves fleeting phenomena caused by more substantial causes, the ideals of which they are mere instances..."

    "The Theory of Forms typically refers to Plato's belief that the material world as it seems to us is not the real world, but only a shadow of the real world"


    My understanding of transcendence is having awakened moments/experience of ourselves beyond our sensory-based 3-dimensional selves. Art can serve the purpose of being the vehicle to take us there -- beyond our small-mindedness, to seeing the limitless horizons all around us.

    And at the same time, I've read of numerous artist/writers, etc. who speak of the form/inspiration already existing, and that they were mere vehicles in the physical manifestation of such art. I experience this writing my book; as Michelangelo saw the angel in the marble and set it free.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato
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  • chadwick
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    angelica wrote:
    "According to Socrates, physical objects and physical events are "shadows" of their ideal or perfect forms...Just as shadows are temporary, inconsequential epiphenomena produced by physical objects, physical objects are themselves fleeting phenomena caused by more substantial causes, the ideals of which they are mere instances..."

    "The Theory of Forms typically refers to Plato's belief that the material world as it seems to us is not the real world, but only a shadow of the real world"


    My understanding of transcendence is having awakened moments/experience of ourselves beyond our sensory-based 3-dimensional selves. Art can serve the purpose of being the vehicle to take us there -- beyond our small-mindedness, to seeing the limitless horizons all around us.

    And at the same time, I've read of numerous artist/writers, etc. who speak of the form/inspiration already existing, and that they were mere vehicles in the physical manifestation of such art. I experience this writing my book; as Michelangelo saw the angel in the marble and set it free.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato


    that's me in the last section of your comment
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce

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