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Originally Posted by Divinder22
Bonsai is pet manitenance...and I'll believe its art when my neighbors housecat composes the equivalent of Beetovens ninth symphony...could be awhile
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Technically for the uninitiated, bonsai could more accurately be described as (pet) plant abuse, instead of maintenance.
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Originally Posted by Mindcrime
"Knitting scarves is considered a craft and in order for it to be an artform you would have to be using your scarf as part of contemporary visual arts practice. Knitting scarves is not an artform and therefore will not be recognised as such. If you want to apply for funding then the knitted scarf would have to be innovative in terms of scarf knitting or it would have to be used within an artistic project. An exhibition of knitted scarves would not be eligible for funding because it would not be considered an artform."
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In the same sense we are perhaps splitting hairs over art and craft. A craft does in fact require a certain level of special skill possibly in and of itself an art as follows:
In my experience art is simply the product or outcome of an act of expression. This is normally (but evidently not always) associated with an adherence to certain aesthetic principles. The medium used therefore should not be an issue at all. Whether it is shaping clay vs. dance, or music vs. a jack hammered rock, in the end, what matters is the creation itself. As such, should a plant somehow be excluded as a viable means of expression?
I think not!
Cheers,
_gonzo_