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al, i hope to answer you question simply and quickly:

sculpting is considered an art form, bonsai has been described as sculpting (commonly refered to as training, wiring, etc.) a tree, therefore:

sculpting=art, bonsai=sculpting, so in fact bonsai=art

now whether or not you want to believe that it is purely based on talent is your right, we all have our opinions, but that being said, carl bergstrom is a painter, a very TALENTED one, and painter=artist, so can we not conclude that the level of talent the artist/person doing bonsai has is not a part of whether or not bonsai can be considered art?

chris

25-Aug-2004	#16
ChrisM bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Jan-2004 Location: norton, massachusetts Country: usa USDA Zone: 6 AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 1,155	al, i hope to answer you question simply and quickly: sculpting is considered an art form, bonsai has been described as sculpting (commonly refered to as training, wiring, etc.) a tree, therefore: sculpting=art, bonsai=sculpting, so in fact bonsai=art now whether or not you want to believe that it is purely based on talent is your right, we all have our opinions, but that being said, carl bergstrom is a painter, a very TALENTED one, and painter=artist, so can we not conclude that the level of talent the artist/person doing bonsai has is not a part of whether or not bonsai can be considered art? chris __________________ A bonsai is like a good marriage.You commit, for better or for worse, till death do you part. I DO!!!