art = perception of reality

According the the dictionary art is:

the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance. (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/art?o=100074)

Although, I believe that art cannot simply have a definition. Art is one’s perception of reality, it is nothing yet everything. Throughout our everyday lives art constantly surrounds us. Art tells us a story one the artist writes. But, who is an artist? It seems as of lately anyone who has the money or expensive art supplies and school can be an artist. Its much more than that, i believe that an artist is formed as soon as one is able to acknowledge the world around them. Artists see things, feel things, understand things different then anyone else. They find beauty in struggle, and pleasure in observation. A true artist creates from inspiration, not funding. Artists embrace things others might find repulsive or strange. Without a true artists art is not possible. The amazing thing about art is that it puts the viewer into the mind of the artist. Art allows one to see things from another person’s point of view, literally. With out this outlet many of us would not know what to do with ourselves. So, art can not be explained it is felt and understood without words.

-carley

Sometimes, the simplest question brings about the deepest answer.

What is Art?

Art is an eruption of my consciousness.

Art is not always beautiful.

Art is bursting at the seams.

Art is not everything.

Art is created when we commit to realization and experimentation.

Art is not always realistic.

Art is the representation of emotion.

Art is not an emotion. You do not feel art; art makes you feel.

Art is flowing through my veins.

Art is not always reflective of the artist.

Art is created and then the idea formulates.

Art is not a secret club that only a select few can be a part of.

Art is accessible to everyone.

Art is visual language; it tells a story, and it tells us something about ourselves.

Art is not always comprehendible.

Art is a concept.

Art is not an object.

Art is process.

Art is finding a way to be a flamingo in a flock of pigeons.

Art is not easy.

Art is simple, sometimes.

Art is not natural.

Art is taking something natural and modifying it.

Art is not confined to one medium.

Art is design.

Art is not fashion, but fashion is art.

Biomimicry

 "Antlers are considered one of the most exaggerated cases of male secondary 
sexual traits in the animal kingdom, and grow faster than any other mammal bones.
Growth occurs at the tip, and is initially cartilage, which is mineralized to become bone." 


If we could figure out a way to artificially growing bone at a rate such as antlers and replace
 it for weaker metals, saving minerals and salaries for extracting them. This could potentially 
save millions of dollars and be another way of our nation going green. Being used for ages 
for similar uses as metals, I'm surprised that there hasn't been research for finding a means to
grow bone artificially. 


The major thing here is doing it within a budget, so that the research doesn't go over the price 
of mining the materials. Also, to preserve the means of it being green.




Information: 


Hall, Brian K. (2005), "Antlers", Bones and Cartilage: Developmental and Evolutionary Skeletal Biology, Academic Press, pp. 103–114, ISBN 0-12-31906-06, retrieved 2010-11-08


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJggaUbBkTs


think how we could utilize this rapid bone growth.


-Nick Love

Manifesto

What does art mean to me?

At the start of the year, my idea of what art was totally different from my views today.  Since starting at the College of Visual Arts the perception of art it has molded me into a art hating, anti-Museum, Modernism bashing self imposed "artist". When introduced to the idea of 'anything can be art' I almost lost all respect for all museum art. I still do not understand most of the work I've seen since visiting most of the sites over this last semester. A pink canvas, an brown square titled "flesh". Though many would argue this is art, I still don't think that these works should be thousands through millions of dollars. I've concluded that art is luck of the draw. That fame is based off who will see it. How I've stated it before, is "Why does everything good take time? That is one thing we don't have enough of..." At this point in my life, when it comes to art I question whether or not I need to be going to school for it. I feel as if the chance of being discovered with my art is higher if I do go to college, and if I don't then I will be working a day job for the rest of my life. Growing up, I watched my mother and father work so hard to just make it, to this day they are working to get by. I know that they are happy, but I know that they don't want to work for the rest of their lives. How I view it though, is things work out regardless of choices you make early in your life. My parents live in a beautiful place, raised two wonderful children and do things they love. I now question everything I see as art, making me respect some pieces less, but more importantly made me respect some even more. This school, and this class has made it so that I can talk about art, and back up my art. It has expanded my art diction and allows me to sound educated while explaining my art.

This year has tested me in many ways, and has taught me a lot about myself. But thats how life is, and this is just another lesson. With a wonderful and understanding teaching staff, it has allowed me to make my way through this year, and progress through expressing myself through art.

-Nick Love

Art Manifesto

What does art mean to me?

-Well....Lets get deep. Ready? Let's go!

Art to me, is freedom of expression.

If we were given the freedom of speech, where else should one express themselves? Art is directed to any audience intended.

I look at photography as a form of art, and I look at photography as a form of expression. I can express my mood, my ambitions, my opinions everything...well...maybe not everything through photography. But you get my drift.

How do you view art?

How do you express yourself?

Xoxo,

KP (and RO)

Presto-Manifesto

Nature, Color, and Meaning. These three things are the drive for my artwork. I grew up surrounded with nature, it is a means of escape from my troubles, and is endless inspiration for my artwork. Colors are the silent words that artists use to create narrative, the world is created with color. Even lack of color is created by color, because without color we would not know what we were missing. Artwork is meaning, a way to convey my thoughts and views. As to what art form or even career I will translate these three things into, who knows. I am inspired by many things, each one of them great in their own way.

Manifesto!

What Art means to me…

There is not a clear definition to define art because art is such a broad topic that many people are not aware of. Before I had done any research on schools, I wanted to become an artist of some sort. I didn’t know the different possibilities there are within art.

To me, art has always been about being creative. What art means to me? It simply means creativity.

In this first year of school, I have learned that anyone can take something and call it art. “Right time, right place’ –Abbi. To me, it’s kind of sad to see that. I believe for something to be called art, it should have some sort of meaning to it, a background, a story, a reason, or something. After researching on an artist, I never knew it would bother me for someone to call himself or herself an artist and not make their own work. In fact it bugs me a lot to see this. I believe that to be an artist, you should do everything from the thought in your head to the finished piece. I don’t understand how someone else can make someone’s thought. That is just crazy because no one thinks that much alike to do that.

What art means to me? Is still unclear, but getting closer what I think.