What is art?

[natasha85]

something i read on the net, goes like this...

Ben Enwonwu
"I should ask the gods of my ancestors to tell me what art is and for what purpose it exists." It is easy to talk about painting and sculpture, or architecture, music and other forms of art; but it is not so easy to discuss fully what constitute their natures and qualities. The question "What is Art?" has been widely discussed by artists, philosophers, and art critics; but many aspects of it have merely been explained away. It is also a question for which no cut-and-dry definition has yet been offered, nor would any if offered, be adequate. Through aesthetic experiences and constant application of thought to art, writers on art have been able to offer different aspects of the answers which may serve as an adequate definition of art.

Heavy stuff isn't it?
so, what do YOU think? What is art?

[soekya]

I think art is genious ,precious ,goes ahead forever ,but it cann't be free from technology in most of cases !
It can be created with absenct of tech as somebody think like that !
But it can be so good for you with the assistancs of technology.

[creativebentofmind78]

yes, the stuff is heavy but art is something really deep to.....depicting your
surrounding or whatever you see or observe in a way which soothes, delights or force the mind to look deeply into it, can be called art.

it can be theatre, music, fine arts or something else too............but a good specimen of art will always appeal to the mind. its all about understanding the mood of the subject and depicting it correctly...... thats
my view :D

[humpty]

hi there creativebentofmind78, you must be someone who appreciates art a lot eh :)