RE: Decrypting the art world (i)
I think anything can be called art: "the art of lying well so that the one being lied to knows he's being lied to but isn't offended" (I know my girlfriend often uses this), "the art of laughing at others so that the one being laughed at is happy" (I often use this art to laugh at my girlfriend), even politics has been said to be "the art of making impossible possible" (our politicians do it massively so that they're thick-skinned enough when we laugh at them because we're sick of being lied to all the time), and so on.
But I also understand that the "art" that is the topic of this discussion is art in the form of an object that is present and can be felt by our senses. I will not be involved in judging whether something can be called art or not.
I'm actually here to know what the artists here think about art. So I'll just be a good reader. Just think of this as not a comment. 🤦🏾♂️
You are doubly right, we use the word "art" very easily, sticking it to anything, that is a common use, referring to the skill and excellence with which you do something, (whatever it may be)
The other thing is that "there is an ART" in capital letters, which has been defined in many ways and forms throughout history, one of those ways is to define it based on what part of the creative act it focuses on:
In short, there are many ways to define art, which brings me to the last part of your comment, refusing to define it. 😕😵🥵
I think you have much more to share than a refusal.
Oh, is that art?
See you later.