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Is that so? And... where do you find the time to put in an artistic statement?

I already answered that question a page or two ago. Give yourself a star.

Using that logic, I will from this day forward only speak in the third person and refer to myself as El Conquistador. Anyone who does not indulge me in that opinion and behavior will be ignored. Now try making a real point. Also, it would help you to read past the first post. If you had...

And is this exclusive to emotions? Because that would put us in an interesting position to judge certain other examples. Say for example the film of Ingmar Bergman, which together had a common thread of exploring the concept of the silence of God. Or how about Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, which...

You are an artist. If for no other reason than you recognize the difference between the medium and the expression. You have something to say. And that alone is more than I can say for many people here. I doubt I'm so important that my definition of an artist is what will make or break this...

Indeed it does. I've already answered that question in a roundabout way. The answer is peppered throughout the thread in various pieces. I'm just trusting on others to put them together.

I never claimed to be an artist just because I could properly color within the lines.

I'm challenging them to prove me wrong and become more than they are now. As it is, I'm in no position to do anything else. Because most people are just too nice to be useful. Does it matter? On the contrary, we're making great progress. If we're using the stool analogy, then...

That opens up new vistas of debate, doesn't it? I consider myself an artist, but only a minor one. I have a long road ahead of me before I can consider myself great at it. And I'm certainly not on the same level as people like Jeff McBride, H.P. Lovecraft, Akira Kurosawa, or the three...

That wouldn't have been nearly as interesting though. I think that's for you and the others reading this thread to decide. Yes and no. My point is that you don't get to call yourself an artist just because you feel like it. You have to actually do something artistic. To all those...

That depends entirely on what you take away from all of this. If you look past the shrieking howler monkeys calling for my blood and all the other personal attacks, you'll see some positive, constructive discussion going on here from some very bright minds. If nothing else, wouldn't you...

There is no logic involved. The argument is one of desperately clinging to a preconceived notion. People will crowbar the most insane un-logic from the anti-matter universe of Quaad into an argument if they think it might help them hang onto their selfish indulgences a little longer.

Ooh-hoo-hoo! Look who knows so much, huh? You were never arguing semantics. You were desperately clinging to a sense of entitlement over a title that your arguments have rendered meaningless. And learning means having to deal with unpleasant truths sometimes. What, did you actually...

What can I say? I was born to rock the boat. Some may sink, but we will float. Grab your coat, let's get outta here. You're my witness, I'm your mutineer. ... Okay, that was kind of a stretch.

Personally, I think that's debatable. I believe it's fully possible to create profound artistic statements without ever making a dime off of it. The trouble with Theory 11 is that most of the people here have nothing to say in an artistic manner. They don't have any statements to make, any...

He's within his rights to say that, because he's smarter than 98% of you. If for no other reason than by virtue of the fact that he will work for what he wants rather than claiming entitlement. And that's the problem. What good is the word "art" when it's as generic and universal as the...

I would like to bestow upon you the Medal of Humility and trust you can understand the irony in that. I'm very glad to see that you admit that, knowing there's no shame in it whatsoever and that you're happy with who you are and what you do. You don't need to be an artist to be a magician...

Oh, magic is an art. I just don't believe everyone who does card tricks is an artist. You can imagine a lot of things about me. Not all of them are going to be right. Hence my desire to find them. To roughly quote a humorist I particularly like, [art] is all for naught if it isn't...

That may be nice for feel-good platitudes. But that doesn't change the fact that there is a line separating art from non-art. You can either immerse yourself in the culture of the art world and create something worth creating, or you can stick your head in the sand and make up a title for...

Cop out. Bad answer. Next. I must confess, I'm pleasantly surprised. The first "Eureka!" moment in the thread, and it only took 10 replies. I was going to guess we'd be on page 4 before this hit. Which is why I'm giving them the chance to prove it. Then can either prove that they...