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What is Art?

Art
noun

1. The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.
'the art of the Renaissance'

2. The various branches of creative activity, such as painting, music, literature and dance.
' the visual arts'

Art Quotes

"Art is not as the meta-physicians say, the manifestation of some mysterious idea of beauty or God; it is no, as the aesthetical physiologists say, a game in which man lets off his excess of stored up energy, it is not the expression of man's emotions by external signs; it is not the production of pleasing objects; and above all, it is not pleasure; but is is a means of union among men, joining them together in the same feelings and indispensable for the life and progress toward well-being of individuals and of humanity."

- Leo Tolstoy, in his essay "What Is Art?". 

"Art is a discovery and development of elelmentary prinicples of nature into beautiful forms suitable for human use". 

- Frank Lloyd Wright 

"Art resides in the quality of doing; process is not magic"

- Charles Eams

"Art is a not a thing - it is a way"

- Elbert Hubbard 

"Art is the most intense mode of indivualism that the world has known"

- Oscar Wilde

My Definition of Art

Art can be anything and everything and it can be whatever you want it to be. It can be a form of expression and feelings, but it also doesn't have to have a meaning. Art can be seen in almost everything around us. Everything is a design within itself and can be seen as art weather its an architectural piece or a child's drawing. I feel that art can be done in many different ways and the main typical ones involve painting, sculpture etc. Normally if something has a meaning behind it, it would be considered as art. But things in nature such as trees and installations including flowers etc could also be seen as art. There is a wide range of things that can be considered as art and its hard to just simplify it. Art to be is anything and everything. 

London Visit Talk

Anya Gallacio 

'Preserve' Beauty

1991-2003

2000 Gerberas, Glass, Metal and Rubber
2600 x 5350 x 25mm
TATE

Display Caption

Gallaccio is known for her work with organic materials such as ice, flowers, fruits and sugar. Her installations often change over time as they melt, decompose or sprout new life. In preserve 'beauty' 2000 gerberas are sandwiched between huge panes of glass and left to wither and rot. Gallaccio has described gerberas as a 'disposable commodity', mass-produced all year round. Her work challenges romantic ideas of nature and culture, life and death. This was first displayed in the window of a London gallery, where is became a metaphor for Gallaccio's perception of the male dominated art scene. 

I decided to talk about this piece as it was the most interesting to me. Not just the artwork alone but the smell of the decomposing flowers alone drew you in to have a closer look. It was different to see flowers being displayed this way and interesting to question weather it is art or not. I really liked the idea and it has defiantly influenced my future art work.

What is a Studio?

Studio

noun

plural noun: studios

1. - A room where an artist, photographer, sculptor, etc works.

    - A palce where cinema films are made or produced

    - A place where musical or sound recordings are made

    - A room from which television programmes are broadcast, or in which they are recorded.

    - A place where performers, especially dancers, practise and exercies

2. A film or television production company

3. A studio flat

My View on Studios

A studio to me is a large space in which you can carry out anything creative in. Artists often need a large space to work in and it makes there practice alot more easier. If there's a lot of different media involved in making the art work, then they will need even more space for example with printmaking a lot of large printing presses are needed. I find that having a studio space is very beneficial. It broadens my opportunities to create better and bigger pieces of art. The negative of having a studio is it partly being shared with others. Although it may be good to bounce off of each others ideas and get some influences, others may see it as copying and may want there work to be kept private until there final exhibition of it.