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Re: To No One's Big Surprise...
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Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:39:47 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Chris Magno wrote:
   In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:

  
Of course, that is not to mention the inherent flaws in the poll...;-)

Oops.

JOHN


Thats my job.

THIS poll was FLAWED!!!

http://www.politicalcompass.org/printablegraph?ec=-1.75&soc=-4.00

(thats me)

and my favorite question:

Abstract art that doesn’t represent anything shouldn’t be considered art at all.

man, i wish there was an option greater than STRONGLY AGREE

I would have checked that one twice.


Why, exactly, must art represent anything?


Dave!



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  Re: To No One's Big Surprise...
 
(...) Exactly? I feel, that art should be something that is admired by "the common" man; and not be reproducible by the commoner. To me, art is something I would not be able to do. I can not paint a Mona Lisa, or carve "The Thinker." That is art. (...) (17 years ago, 25-Aug-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
  Re: To No One's Big Surprise...
 
(...) This reminds me of a debate loooong ago on RTL (search LEGOdeath, IIRC) about art. The rub is in the defining of "art". What is art? Because if art is anything, then art is everything, and therefore nothing-- that is, the term is meaningless. (...) (17 years ago, 25-Aug-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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  Re: To No One's Big Surprise...
 
(...) Thats my job. THIS poll was FLAWED!!! (URL) me) and my favorite question: Abstract art that doesn't represent anything shouldn't be considered art at all. man, i wish there was an option greater than STRONGLY AGREE I would have checked that (...) (17 years ago, 23-Aug-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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