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Edited by
WallaceStevens
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Wed 01/28/09 07:18 AM
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I think that what I look for in art, is the creation of something new, something that did not exist in the world without the artist creating it. They are master inventors
and their products are usually unconventional. Entertainment is more conventional, a part of our customs, beliefs and practises in society, like actors and musicians. |
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While I personally believe there can be a significant degree of overlap in "art" and "entertainment," I do not see them as being precisely the same thing.
"Entertainment," for me, carries more of a connotation of "diversion" or "distraction," sometimes (albeit not always) of "disposability" -- i.e., I can find a sitcom very entertaining, but I would have a hard time thinking of very many of them as "art." That may be a completely subjective interpretation, though. "Art," to me is something more timeless, more "meant to be appreciated, meant to be revisited" -- my standard for "art" is therefore higher. A book can be "art," a painting can be "art." A five-minute comedic monologue on toilet paper, amusing as it may be, will probably never transcend "entertainment." But there are some things which fit rather nicely into both categories simultaneously -- for me, anyway. |
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Would have to choose Entertainment, maybe art & entertainment go together but to me not all art is entertaining, it's all a question of taste. But, it all "entertainment" entertaining? A question of taste, if I find it entertaining then it is entertainment. For example, if you find watching movies entertaining, does that mean you think every movie is entertaining? That's what I meant. |
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 "Art" can and does entertain me. "entertainment" amuses me but does nothing to stimulate me either in an intellectual or cultural way...be seeing you
Since you think they're separate, what do you consider entertainment to be? in what category? music,film,books etc...be seeing you
So, you're never intellectually or culturally stimulated by music, film or books? |
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very well put lex...be seeing you
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While I personally believe there can be a significant degree of overlap in "art" and "entertainment," I do not see them as being precisely the same thing. "Entertainment," for me, carries more of a connotation of "diversion" or "distraction," sometimes (albeit not always) of "disposability" -- i.e., I can find a sitcom very entertaining, but I would have a hard time thinking of very many of them as "art." That may be a completely subjective interpretation, though. "Art," to me is something more timeless, more "meant to be appreciated, meant to be revisited" -- my standard for "art" is therefore higher. A book can be "art," a painting can be "art." A five-minute comedic monologue on toilet paper, amusing as it may be, will probably never transcend "entertainment." But there are some things which fit rather nicely into both categories simultaneously -- for me, anyway. I don't think they're exactly the same either. However, I can be entertained by going to an art museum. Or by doing photography. Or seeing a play. All, which are forms of art. |
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most music,film and books entertain me...i would need a specific example from each category in order to tell you whether i believe it is "art" or "entertainment"...be seeing you
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