art-definitions
In music, and almost in music alone, it is possible for the artist to appeal to his audience directly, without the intervention of a medium of communication in common use for other purposes. The architect must express himself in buildings which have some utilitarian purpose. The poet must use words which are bandied about in the daily give-and-take
... See moreWhat could painting do that a camera could not? Different answers to this question gave rise to various modern art movements. The Impressionists rejected detailed studies in favor of quick snapshots that captured the essence of their subjects. Cubism focused on form, Futurism on movement, and Surrealism on states of consciousness.
Tim Brinkhof • Attention Required! | Cloudflare
—Tim Brinkhof, What’s the Difference Between Modern and Contemporary Art? (2025)
Duchamp may not be on the lips of many artists, over a century after his revolutionary moves in the art world, but he is in their subconscious. Whenever an artist makes a gesture and calls it art, or refuses traditional material, or proclaims that their ritual, their event, their gathering, or whatever they do as an artist, is art, they are quoting... See more
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—Thomas Girst, Does Marcel Duchamp Still Matter? (2025)
There’s a good deal of complaint about how flat contemporary art feels. Whether the problem is the failure of artists to create great art, or the failure of audiences and journalists to recognize (or seek out) great art, or some combination, I don’t know. Whether the key culprit is that art is too shallow and decorative or that it is too... See more
Ben Davis • Unlocking the Secrets of Art That Gives You Chills | Artnet News
An open distinction between 'artist' and 'artisan' will be avoided, since these terms suggest implicit hierarchies and differing levels of brilliance, whereby an artist makes highly valued objects of aesthetic pleasure, but a craftsman makes functional things with a purpose (or, crucially, things that don't look like art to European eyes).
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I’ve never liked words slapped on a work of art. Titian, for example, didn’t need to add lyrics from “Volare” to his Assumption of the Virgin. Form and color are the basic tools, and if the artist can’t deliver his message without them, the message might very well be defective or trite, or the artist’s lazy or, thinking as a marketeer, wants to... See more
Red-chip art comes in many guises, but certain visual patterns predominate: super-flat cartoons, a street art/graffiti aesthetic, and multi-colored chrome. A crypto component is always welcome.
Red-chip collectors include mysteriously affluent millennials who like artworks that look like toys, newly wealthy techies that the traditional art world has
... See more"Ar" in common parlance has a double meaning: It designates creative activity in general and represents work that circulates within the specific tradition and set of institutions of the visual arts; thus, something can be "art" (that is, creative) but not be "Art" (that is, not fit within the visual arts sphere), or something can be "Art" (that is,
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