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Re:Coarse Is Better by neonnoodle on Sunday December 21, 2025 @09:13AM (#46344993)
If I see a cloud in the shape of my childhood dog and start to cry, is the cloud art?
Re:Coarse Is Better by rtldg on Sunday December 21, 2025 @09:33AM (#46345103)
Yes. The Earth and its formations are art. I disagree that art requires consciousness and intent, but those admittedly do improve its value [to me]. (For reference, I value AI content/art poorly and avoid it)
Re:Coarse Is Better by only-one1701 on Sunday December 21, 2025 @10:13AM (#46345392)
Everything is art, fantastic. I see nothing wrong with this definition.
Re:Coarse Is Better by card_zero on Sunday December 21, 2025 @10:22AM (#46345462)
We have at least established that very boring pieces, such as Andy Warhol's Empire, Kazimir Malevich's White on White, and John Cage's As Slow As Possible, are not art.
Re:Coarse Is Better by only-one1701 on Sunday December 21, 2025 @10:54AM (#46345669)
Bad code is still code. A painting of code is not code.
Re:Coarse Is Better by card_zero on Sunday December 21, 2025 @11:15AM (#46345847)
I think you're saying bad art is still art, but I'm unsure what to do with the second sentence. I'm toying with "an encoding of art is not art", which might mean that art has to be available to an audience.