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How much of art comes from the artist?
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From Webster's New World Dictionary and Thesarus;
Art- 1. human creativity 2. skill 3. any specific skill or its application 4. any craft or its principles 5. creative work or its principles 6.any branch of creative work, as painting or sculpture
Craft- 1. a special skill or art 2. an occupation requiting special skill 3. the members of a skilled trade
according to these definitions, they are pretty much one and same. I have no problem with someone who writes a poem or two calling themselves a poet or someone who sews with a pattern calling themselves a seamstress or any other version of the craft/art scenario. I am a craftsperson and an artist. Just because I am not famous (nor will I ever be) for it makes me no less of one to begin with. If someone has the knowledge to make a computer spit out poet rambles and call it poetry, I say more power to them. If I happen to enjoy that same group of words, even more power to them. I do not need to know the source of the words in order to enjoy them nor will it make me enjoy them any less either. But then again, this is only my opinion and it is also subjective as well.
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by Rene' on Feb. 3 2008