{photo, yep, you guessed it, we heart it.com}
I was flicking through weheartit looking for images. You see, I love to add to my stash for when the urge takes me to write. And I loooove looking through them, so beautiful. And I came across this. It’s Audrey Hepburn, who in my opinion, was one of the good ones. So lovely and charming and beautiful and grounded. Did you know she trained to be a ballerina..? Oh how I love her. Anyway. The point.
Art. And what makes art, art?
Because I, would gladly, put this on my wall. Any day of the week. My walls are covered in photo collages, self painted canvas’s, the paintings I picked up in South Africa with their matching extras that were painted by my cousin, a white board covered in photos and postcards and the blackboard wall covered in business type chalk scribblbings. And is that what makes something art? That someone puts in on a wall?
My opinion… Are you ready for it? Is that art is whatever I (or you) say it is. I adore photography, crafting and painting. And I don’t like ceramics, or decoupage or most sculptures but that doesn’t make them less arty. I love a good promotional postcard. I love them like someone loves their stupid painting of a shearer and some stinky old sheep.
And while I’m on the subject of Art being whatever, I also think something like a blog can be art. Aesthetically pleasing and creative and a collage of a bundle of wonderful things. My dear friend Rianna’s blog is a perfect example of this. You’ve been there right? The Last Doll Standing. Be there or be square. Go there and tell me that isn’t art. Seriously. The collection of stunning fashion images is amazing. It looks pretty darn good, if I do say so myself and her taste is immaculate. Officially art in my opinion.
But does that make it soooooo?
I was watching a program the other day (in passing, so I have no idea what it was) and it encouraged the discussion of art. In fact it said that the discussion is more important than the medium or the method of delivery or whatever. That art IS a conversation. I couldn’t get this out of my head… Because after all, doesn’t every single darn thing human exist in the realm of conversation. So of course our artistic expression, creativity and art must be measured by the conversation it generates. Total agree on my behalf.
It’s sort of all inclusive to say it is all art if someone says it is. And I like that. The diversity that encapsulated by that statement. And even as I say it I cringe to call some of the crap I saw at this website the other day art. But that’s the point isn’t it. It is whatever we say it is. I say it’s crap. They say it’s modern, progressive, award winning art.
So, what do you think? When it comes to art and creative expression, what do you like and what don’t you like? Do you do anything creative or arty that you have had to defend as art?
There you go. That’s what was on my mind today.
Suger 
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