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By its original and broadest definition, art (from the Latin ars, meaning "skill" or "craft") is the product or process of the effective application of a body of knowledge, most often using a set of skills; this meaning is preserved in such phrases as "liberal arts" and "martial arts". However, in the modern use of the word, which rose to prominence after 1750, “art” is commonly understood to be skill used to produce an aesthetic result (Hatcher, 1999). Britannica Online defines it as "the use of skill and imagination in the creation of aesthetic objects, environments, or experiences that can be shared with others"Britannica Online. By any of these definitions of the word, artistic works have existed for almost as long as humankind, from early pre-historic art to contemporary art.
Defining art
How best to define the term “art” is a subject of much contention; many books and journal articles have been published arguing over even the basics of what we mean by the term “art” (Davies, 1991 and Carroll, 2000). Theodor Adorno claimed in 1969 “It is self-evident that nothing concerning art is self-evident any more.” (Danto, 2003). Indeed, it is not even clear anymore who has the right to define art. Artists, philosophers, anthropologists, and psychologists all use the notion of art in their respective fields, and give it operational definitions that are not very similar to each others.
Nonetheless we can make some progress towards defining art in its most everyday senses. The first broadest sense of “art” is the one that has stayed closest to the older Latin meaning, which roughly translates to "skill" or "craft", and also from an Indo-European root meaning "arrangement" or "to arrange". In this sense, art is whatever is described as having undergone a deliberate process of arrangement by an agent. A few examples where this meaning proves very broad include artifact, artificial, artifice, artillery, medical arts, and military arts. However, there are many other colloquial uses of the word, all with some relation to its etymology.
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@Lmnovo I saw that! Will definitely consider sharing my "art" ;) When are you going to apply to be a PRepster? http://bit.ly/6XpMJR
Mikinzie (Mikinzie Stuart) Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:03:58 -0000
@Lmnovo I saw that! Will definitely consider sharing my "art" ;) When are you going to apply to be a PRepster? http://bit.ly/6XpMJR
@jeremycowart dont use copy v. open the pic file in photoshop and then just drag from art board to artboard while holding shift. should work
joshuatoro (joshuatoro) Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:03:56 -0000
@jeremycowart dont use copy v. open the pic file in photoshop and then just drag from art board to artboard while holding shift. should work
I just heard that Rick Froberg has some of his art in the new issue of Mome http://www.rickfroberg.com/ awesome
waitingallday (Jason Smith) Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:03:55 -0000
I just heard that Rick Froberg has some of his art in the new issue of Mome http://www.rickfroberg.com/ awesome
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sewupscale (Linda) Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:03:49 -0000
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sewupscale (Linda) Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:03:48 -0000
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I want to paint a profound painting. I want someone to realize the profundity of my art. Anyone?
pinkpastel (Lynne Carter) Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:03:47 -0000
I want to paint a profound painting. I want someone to realize the profundity of my art. Anyone?
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