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“Art is in the eye of the beholder, and everyone will have their own interpretation.” ― E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly. For me, the job of art is t
by mitjam 3y ago
“Art is in the eye of the beholder, and everyone will have their own interpretation.” ― E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly.
For me, the job of art is to make us stumble and break out of automatic recognition patterns. Art helps us see, listen, and think in a fresh way. Great art inspires "imitation" and own creations as well as discussions and controversy.
If you look at it this way, being able to create virtuously helps but is not strictly required. For example, I am still impressed and inspired by "Who's Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue IV" [1] which is probably easy to paint. its size of 274 by 603 cm is a big part of the experience and the reason why you need to see it in person.
If ChatGPT or other LLMs help to create such experiences, I am happy to call them art.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who%27s_Afraid_of_Red,_Yellow_and_Blue#Who's_Afraid_of_Red,_Yellow_and_Blue_IV https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who%27s_Afraid_of_Red,_Yellow_...
- rambojohnson 3y agoSaying "art is in the eye of the beholder" is an oversimplification. Art is deeply connected to context and culture, and to argue that anything qualifies as art is to sever it from what lends it significance and substance. It is BEAUTY, instead, that truly resides in the eye of the observer.
- mitjam 3y agoThe oversimplification critique applies to almost everything. Beauty is also deeply connected with culture. What I wanted to highlight ist that it is not the act of production that decides: what is art? (for me at least). From the artist‘s point of view, the desire to set a sign, or to „put a dent in the universe“, to create something new, inspiring, different, is more art-defining than mastering a craft. In German there is a saying: If you can do something, it is not art. In that sense art is, what you cannot (yet) do, because of missing technique, convention, fear, creative enlightenment, etc. Often, great art is an act of courage at it‘s time that helped to pave the way.