Ive seen throughout these forums,people giving their views on magic as an art.
And all these speculations on whether it is or not.
And long essays concerning this art form. I also see alot of confusion.
I just have a few sentences(on second thought,ill go a bit longer) to write that, I think, sums up all these thoughts and speculation(or at least gives an insight on my views on it). So here goes..
Art is what makes us WORK to understand it.
It is lofty,obscure,complex,dark.
It makes us better people by stretching our capacities to fathom ourselves,by educating and edifying us,as if sent from heaven above.
Magic in general has had difficult time being considered-or some might say aspiring to be considered-as art.
This is not only because of its dependence on commercial factors,but also because of the natural tendency of the medium itself:to be light.
The problem is that,since audiences are not made up of artists,and have little cognizance of how art 'works'-what it 'is'-they tend to need art that draws attention to itself in order to recognize it.
This despite the fact that,for a true artist in service of his story(it may be argued), the last thing he wants to do is draw attention to the means by which he is telling it.
And all these speculations on whether it is or not.
And long essays concerning this art form. I also see alot of confusion.
I just have a few sentences(on second thought,ill go a bit longer) to write that, I think, sums up all these thoughts and speculation(or at least gives an insight on my views on it). So here goes..
Art is what makes us WORK to understand it.
It is lofty,obscure,complex,dark.
It makes us better people by stretching our capacities to fathom ourselves,by educating and edifying us,as if sent from heaven above.
Magic in general has had difficult time being considered-or some might say aspiring to be considered-as art.
This is not only because of its dependence on commercial factors,but also because of the natural tendency of the medium itself:to be light.
The problem is that,since audiences are not made up of artists,and have little cognizance of how art 'works'-what it 'is'-they tend to need art that draws attention to itself in order to recognize it.
This despite the fact that,for a true artist in service of his story(it may be argued), the last thing he wants to do is draw attention to the means by which he is telling it.