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Bonsai Doer
Join Date: Aug-2001
Location: Fresno, CA
Country: USA
Posts: 5,466
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Chris, I hope I can say all the things in the correct way so as not to sound like a buffoon.
I believe bonsai is art. I do not think anything less.
My question, which so many here professs to know alot about, is which are art? What makes them art? Please don't say that you know it when you see it! Or that it speaks to me!
Please put down the parameters in plain english so that everyone here can understand what makes bonsai artistic.
I don't think that when styling bonsai, art comes first. I feel that art is derived from a finished presentation of a wonderfully designed tree. I feel that this finished piece of art comes from a superior talented craftsman that achieves bonsai that are truly artistic sometimes but not every attempt. I also feel that the craftsman will achieve artistry through pot, and moss, and photo.
This is just about the plainest bonsai that I have. It is the epitome of cookie cutter. You will not bruise my ego! Those that wish to have fun with me, bang away!
The shape is pleasing, the pot is a good match, though a little large, and the tree is healthy. Is this Art?
If it is...WHY!
If it isn't...WHY!
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I been kidding the last seven years.
no.... really!
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