art
by Emi and · updated 20d ago
art
- Art is defined by intentionality, and we ought to view “AI art” as an interaction between humans and machines versus ascribing to a computer agency that does not exist.
phoebe added 20d ago
- The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize.
— Robert Hughes, 1996from Tweet by Dylano | Essayful
Andreas Vlach added 5mo ago
- Yet, the definition of art hasn’t changed in 100 years, as W. David Marx explained in our recent conversation: “The best way to understand art is against kitsch. Kitsch is things that are made based on existing expectations of your audience. Usually it appeals to sentimentality because that's a universal aesthetic reaction. But art is something tha... See more
Andreas Vlach added 5mo ago
- “You should never ask an artist about their art,” Maurizio Cattelan said, immediately on arrival. “The best art raises lots and lots of questions,” he added. “Not answers.”
from Maurizio Cattelan Turned a Banana Into Art. Next Up: Guns
David Pennington added 5mo ago
The most creative artists were those who focused on asking the right question.
from Zig Zag by Keith Sawyer
Andreas Vlach added 6mo ago
- The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenaline … but rather the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity.
– Glenn GouldAndreas Vlach added 6mo ago
Susan Sontag cited by Miller: “What is important now is to recover our senses. We must learn to see more, to hear more, to feel more.... In place of a hermeneutics of art we need an erotics of art.”
from Readings and Resources by L. M. Sacasas
Andreas Vlach added 6mo ago
When making art, we create a mirror in which someone may see their own hidden reflection.
from The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
Andreas Vlach added 6mo ago
“You feel differently towards the world when you make things.”
from Passages Saved From iOS
Andreas Vlach added 6mo ago