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We asked you “what is art?” in our last issue. Some of the many replies are listed below. Thank you to all of our readers and to those who took the time to answer. In the next issue we will resume our “featured artist” spot and ask you to submit nominations for consideration.

“art to me is anything that is created to be shared. it's not important that the viewer has the same feelings or "gets" the message of the piece...they just have to be influenced by it in some small way. Hence, it's perfectly okay, that with anything artistic, that one man's masterpiece is another man's piece of crap! most sincerely” - Jeffery Kin

"Oscar Wilde states, 'We can forgive a man for creating something useless as long as he admires it intensely, all art is quite useless.' That quote drove me inward since discovering it a couple of years ago. I have since been determined to define art for myself. It has not been easy, but I believe that art surrounds us. My father, a lifetime carpenter, used to ask me how I became an artist, no one else in our family can do what I do. I looked at him with astonishment and said, "You're an artist that creates sculptures that are grand and huge in scale, you create art that people live in." In the Orient, in some traditional sects, most people consider everything thing they do as an art. Daily chores such as sweeping or cleaning must be done with the exactness and intensity as a master craftsman. That tells us that anything done with intention, care and deliberation, can be considered art. I also believe, with these three things, comes a soul level connection to your work. If you have proper intent, act deliberately and with great care in your work, you create art. My two cents anyway”

“Debating the merits of art is endless. However, you can see by the drivel shelled out at curb sides, Wal-Mart, mall poster stores, etc., that art is not necessarily innate and sometimes taste really must be taught. Which is sad because art and music programs have been cut so drastically in the school system. So how is a child to learn growing up in a house full of "artsy crap" that there is such a thing as fine art? All I know is, I know bad art when I see it and this town sure has a hankerin' for it. The only good show I've seen recently was Sabrina Smalls at Metamorphosis. Amen”. - Adrien Lucas, Tuff Betty Bags

“You know it is art if it makes you wish that you had done it”. - Curt

“Art is a process. Art is an experience...a collection...a collaboration. Art is personal.” - Amy Knapp

“Art is that which is appreciated for its uniqueness, integrity and ability to affect the senses and emotions; its effect is individual yet universal”. Anonymous (editors note: Anonymous is perhaps the most prolific and oft quoted writer and philosopher in word history. His or her work, transcends every genre, culture, religion, political affiliation and language. The name is immediately recognizable and yet nothing is known of Anonymous’ origin, education or background. In fact, it must be considered that Anonymous is thousands of years old, perhaps an alien, as his influence has spanned the ages. Thank you Anonymous for your tenacity.)

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