Post-Modernism Art in Philosophy

[Trinity]

Art in a post-modernism context. Thoughts on the role of
the artist?

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[Walter Fisher]

Would be interesting to know what your thoughts are. Or are you just
trolling and depend on others to think for you?

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[genein]

Trinity <babycat...@toothfairy.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> Art in a post-modernism context. Thoughts on the role of
> the artist?

the artists plays no role, he is driven to express something that appears to
him to be unfinished and expressive as the human face may be, there is
something that does not make itself known without the inquiring mind of the
artist.....others may consider this a role if they wish....whether this artist
be a picasso or a vivaldi, a poet or a writer; it "speaks" directly to the
human spirit and we are made aware of a "something" that was never felt
before.....no matter what era we find ourselves in. today however it appears
that cleverness is the driving force.

[Trinity]

I have never depended on others to think for me, that's why
I'm an artist.

[Walter Fisher]

I try to circumvent the convoluted hocus-pocus about "art" by defining it
simply as the direct communication of human emotions between the artist and
the "recipient" (audience, spectators, etc.)

To avoid further confusion and obfuscation I never refer to "art" as a
concept by itself. After all, art is derived from ars,artis and simply
refers to anything created by man (an artifact) instead of a natural object
unaltered by man. We avoid endless arguments over "what is art and what
isn't art" by specifying a particular artform as "abstract art" or "fine
art" or "folk art" or "primitive art" etc.

If we are talking about abstract art I know that there is no effective
communication of emotions because it is impossible to communicate by using
blobs of paint or random notes.

I addressed this interesting question in my website (see signature below) in
the "Art" section. Comments appreciated

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