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Is Sport an Art?
Tung
post Oct 23 2008, 05:42 PM
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We were having a debate about this in our Writing class earlier. Half of the class was split on this. Some say it is an art, some say it isn't. Opinions?
 
 
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coconutter
post Oct 25 2008, 09:30 PM
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I understand what you're saying brooklyneast, but maybe my definition was a bit inclusive. Works of art in some way or form have purposes, but I think the parts of the work of art that give it the character of a masterpiece have no purpose. They're not there for anything. Intricate details serve no purpose at all in objects, even portraits. Of course details are needed in portraits but not the ones artists put on there that make it unique (or worthy enough to be called art). To me it's not nonsensical but it's really hard to explain how I feel about art. My theory comes from reading Oscar Wildes and he's wonderful at explaining things, if read up on some of his art theories I think it may be a little bit easier to understand.
 

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pessimist   Is Sport an Art?   Oct 23 2008, 05:42 PM
paperplane   I say no.   Oct 23 2008, 06:32 PM
kryogenix   I say it depends on the sport, and what you deem a...   Oct 23 2008, 06:53 PM
coconutter   Well, in some ways it can be, but only for those w...   Oct 23 2008, 07:01 PM
brooklyneast05   ^but plenty of people do art for the monetary bene...   Oct 23 2008, 07:04 PM
coconutter   QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Oct 23 2008, 08:04...   Oct 24 2008, 11:11 PM
Tomates   I agree, somtimes it can be like to me gymnastics ...   Oct 23 2008, 08:08 PM
shanaynay   QUOTE(Tomates @ Oct 23 2008, 09:08 PM) I ...   Oct 24 2008, 05:25 PM
misoshiru   no. It may include artistic elements, but it is n...   Oct 23 2008, 10:40 PM
Reidar   Yes, it can be, depending on the application of th...   Oct 23 2008, 11:47 PM
mipadi   QUOTE(Reidar @ Oct 24 2008, 12:47 AM) A m...   Oct 24 2008, 09:00 PM
Reidar   QUOTE(mipadi @ Oct 24 2008, 09:00 PM) But...   Oct 24 2008, 10:30 PM
mipadi   QUOTE(Reidar @ Oct 24 2008, 11:30 PM) ...   Oct 25 2008, 09:22 AM
Reidar   QUOTE(mipadi @ Oct 25 2008, 09:22 AM) Cer...   Oct 25 2008, 03:29 PM
mipadi   QUOTE(Reidar @ Oct 25 2008, 04:29 PM) You...   Oct 25 2008, 07:15 PM
Reidar   QUOTE(mipadi @ Oct 25 2008, 07:15 PM) ...   Oct 25 2008, 11:08 PM
ArjunaCapulong   and then you could argue that math is art wh...   Oct 24 2008, 05:07 PM
brooklyneast05   QUOTETo me all that stuff isn't truly art. It...   Oct 24 2008, 11:46 PM
brooklyneast05   i never really answered the first post here, so......   Oct 25 2008, 07:26 PM
coconutter   I understand what you're saying brooklyneast, ...   Oct 25 2008, 09:30 PM
Reidar   QUOTEMaybe. But the original point of the thread w...   Oct 25 2008, 11:27 PM


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