tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post7873348933008625489..comments2024-01-27T16:10:28.502-08:00Comments on Tara Maya's Tales: Why Don't Ants Have Art?Tara Mayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09095632631554776002noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-11427359176430745552009-06-13T09:18:24.753-07:002009-06-13T09:18:24.753-07:00Interesting post.
I love the photo, and must say ...Interesting post.<br /><br />I love the photo, and must say that the moment you posted the picture of the fortress it became art. Perhaps someone could walk up to it in real time and say, "That's cool, but it is not art."<br /><br />But, I would have to disagree. It's art in the same way that any human made architexture is art. It reveals a natural form, and somehow seeing that insects and humans can share that form baffles me. Seriously. It's weird. How did termites and medieval architects come up with the same basic fortress idea? It's the perfection of the form that makes it art, not the purpose.<br /><br />I would call a sixty yard pass and a catch in the end-zone, with toes barely making it count, a work of art because of the form and the perfection of the moment. There is not way that the football players were out to create art, or to make people feel a certain way. The purpose was to win, and to defeat others. I've seen catches like that, and it strikes me that these big guys can move like giant ballerinas in battle. It's art in the same way that ballet is art. It shows the perfection of movement, and a focus on the moment--a passionate presence that is inspiring. More than anything art (be it insect architecture, sports, a painting, or a sculpture) makes my heart pang. And that moment of adrenaline makes me lean in closer to get a good look at something new that challenges me to admit there is more to life than I typically experience.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10984572932841489282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-43162029268586842152009-06-10T16:46:06.459-07:002009-06-10T16:46:06.459-07:00to my mind, 'art' in wee ones is expressin...to my mind, 'art' in wee ones is expressing what they have no words for... when words do come, they can still be inadequate... hence music, photog, drawing, sculpture, painting, even scrapbooking and rubber stamping, are used as aids to get ideas across....laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-4981278354356706872009-06-10T11:32:39.712-07:002009-06-10T11:32:39.712-07:00not strange at all - i believe, in us all is the n...not strange at all - i believe, in us all is the need to 'create' whether that be children, 'art' (in ANY of its forms ie: sculpture, music, photography, painting, etc.), stories, or what-have-you.Banhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15450115293974960761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-88598523103433295832009-06-10T09:54:28.441-07:002009-06-10T09:54:28.441-07:00I feel the same way about the last scenario you de...I feel the same way about the last scenario you describe. I think I would do art even if no one else ever saw it. I do feel that need to express myself. I think I heard on some documentary that art was connected with leisure time. People only made art when they community was successful enough to create free time. Maybe--maybe--ants would make art if they didn't have to work so hard all the time.Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-40293935579174792792009-06-10T08:42:15.009-07:002009-06-10T08:42:15.009-07:00I think some people have the desire to create and ...I think some people have the desire to create and some do not. I also think women are more inclined to create than men--maybe it's the mother in me, I don't know. But for me, I've always had the desire to create something. I make handmade cards and scrapbook, I write, I like to "create" things that make me feel accomplished. I'm not sure this answers what art is, but I know it answers the question of what I would do if I were the last person on Earth: I'd create.Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-82252737486743550772009-06-09T19:05:14.998-07:002009-06-09T19:05:14.998-07:00Beth has a good point... who decides what is art?
...Beth has a good point... who decides what is art?<br /><br />I love flowers. I think they are beautiful. I love sea shells. I think they artistic and creative.<br /><br />But flowers and shells did not evolve as art. Their intent is not to be beautiful. Sea shells are a defensive mechanism. All the pretty spikes and colors serve an evolutionary purpose. <br /><br />I'll confess, if you take me to a museum I'll gravitate to the statues, but I'm not appreciating them. I'm dissecting them. I want to know how the affect was achieved. <br /><br />If I'm in a garden, I know how plants grow. I know the mechanism. And I appreciate the beauty. <br /><br />What, then, is art? The statue or the weed?Liana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-27446293153165797892009-06-09T17:11:36.712-07:002009-06-09T17:11:36.712-07:00You argue that the "sand castle" isn'...You argue that the "sand castle" isn't art...but couldn't it be? Does intent matter? In other words, does art belong in the eye of the beholder, or in the intent of the creator?<br /><br />...you know what, it's wayyy too late for me to be thinking this deep...I think I'll just crawl into my non-arty bed and sleep on it ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-58878210707651371862009-06-09T16:38:03.083-07:002009-06-09T16:38:03.083-07:00Tara, excellent post and thoughts. Wow. I think of...Tara, excellent post and thoughts. Wow. I think of Castaway, the movie. Doesn't he create art of some sort? I can't remember exactly, but he does create that ball Wilson. That's a creation of some sort. And perhaps he thought of it as beautiful. But since he created it for the purpose of keeping him sane (something to talk to), is it considered art?<br /><br />That makes me think that maybe art is art when it exists solely to BE art. Although I have seen pieces of art that convey clever political statements or societal views. Are those art or propaganda?<br /><br />I don't think I'll ever come up with any solid answer to what is art. As to your question of why don't ants have art? That may just be the answer to all sorts of questions. Haha. :)Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.com