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On Wed, 5 Jan 2000 02:45:33 GMT, Christopher Weeks
<clweeks@eclipse.net> wrote:
> I spent six years and 30 college credits taking art classes and spent a
> fair amount of time thinking about this issue. To my mind, some, but
> possibly not all, of the criteria are:
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> 1. It must be intentional. (a beautiful sunset is not art)
Does a photograph of ~ count?
> 2. It must provoke emotion in some/most viewers. (it need not be a
> pleasant response)
How many is "some"?
> 3. It must be explainable. (this is pretty fuzzy)
Mona Lisa. Why is she smiling?
> What would you call child pornography? I could be convinced that a
> drawing of a naked 16-year old was art.
And of a naked 14 year old? And 13? And 12? And 11?
And photographs of ~?
Jasper
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| (...) Yes. Photography is a method by which a 2D image is fixed of a scene. And, photographic technology can be used to create abstracts. It's really just like painting...but different. (...) Well, I guess one. But the more people for who this is (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| Hi all, (...) I spent six years and 30 college credits taking art classes and spent a fair amount of time thinking about this issue. To my mind, some, but possibly not all, of the criteria are: 1. It must be intentional. (a beautiful sunset is not (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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