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    Censorship should be exerted when it comes to written art...

    Censorship of Art

    I happen to disagree with total expression of ones feelings through art. There are many thing that should be left in the mind, for example romance or passion should not be depicted in the visual arts. Censorship should be exerted when it comes to written art as well, many poems were created with the intention of being racist. If you consider music as art (which I do) then self control and censorship should be exerted even more. I find it impossible to listen to a song today without hearing drugs, sex, or racism. This kind of behavior should be eliminated from all art in the future.

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    It is not beautiful, it does not take skill or time. ......

    Art that has no discernible point--Modern or Postmodern--is not art

    Much of the Modern/Postmodern art of today has no discernible point. It is not beautiful, it does not take skill or time. In many cases it is meant to shock. This is not the function of art, and thus these "artworks" are not art at all.

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    Person who accepts has to create a piece art within the...

    Art debate

    This is an art comp. Person who accepts has to create a piece art within the time limit. Any materials, any medium, any size. Ok? First round is acceptance. Instructions. Take a photo of your work and create an album with that photo in it and name the album "art debate". Send a link In the second round. Alternatively, you can just paste your work onto the debate round itself. Must be your own art piece. To prove this, take a photo of the work with your ddo name anywhere on the work. Any plagiarism will result in 7 point loss. Good luck.

    • https://www.debate.org/debates/Art-debate/1/
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    The conscious production or arrangement of sounds,...

    Are Videogames Art

    I would like to open up, with the point that I've been hearing that there is a lot of controversy as to the object of video games being a form art. A definition of art can fall into three parts: a. The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colors, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the sense of beauty, specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium. b. The study of these activities. c. The product of these activities; human works of beauty considered as a group. Video games are very fine examples of art, because they are usually appealing to our sight and hearing. The creators of the games are, yes trying to give us a game to enjoy, but also they are allowed boundless opportunities to use their creativity and imagination, which sounds like art to me. I would next like to present some examples of gaming "works of art" in terms of graphics and storyline. I saw storyline because a lot of literature is considered art and I see it that a well developed story line of a game is also a key to the game being a true master piece. Here are some examples. - The Final Fantasy Series - Halo Series - The Legend of Zelda Series - Mass Effect - Half-Life 2 - Portal Just to name some, all these game(s) all have stunning graphics [for their time] and a very gripping plot line. I think that when it comes down to it all, things like Halo 3 and the Mona Lisa have the basic thing that makes art, art. That thing is basic human creativity and intuition for beauty. I now leave the floor open to a challenger.

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    Vandalism is willful or ignorant destruction of artistic...

    Graffiti is art

    Vandalism is willful or ignorant destruction of artistic or literary treasures. (http://dictionary.reference.com...) So. you are destroying art, not creating art. Additionally by saying amazing you Are expressing your opinion and you are actually fueling this argument from your heart not brain. www.spontaneouspainting.com is a commercial website and pinterest is a social website. Art is, by your learner dictionary website definition, supposed to beautiful or be an idea, but you instead mess up the preexistent facade you use and block preexistent ideas.

    • https://www.debate.org/debates/Graffiti-is-art/1/
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    Of course we also understand that there are people who...

    Modern Art

    With this discussion I intended to find out the majority of people who think that modern art sucks. Of course we also understand that there are people who can not understand the art itself, for example, do not know or understand the feelings and sensations that are transmitted by the traces and the colors. http://www.graphiccloud.co.uk... and do not understand what the artist wants to convey. I honestly do not think that's the fault of the artist, as a good connoisseur of art has to perceive the basics of drawing and painting.

    • https://www.debate.org/debates/Modern-Art/2/
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    It is true that art does not harm any one, but morally...

    Censorship of Art

    It is true that art does not harm any one, but morally speaking wouldn't it be better to subjects like racism, violence and nudity out of art. Such things could be detrimental, and offensive to others. As far government regulation, I totally agree that they should not regulate art. We all know what happened in Russia for the longest time. If the individual wants to express his emotions and feelings in a controversial way, I would suggest that he do so in private or chose another medium.

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    Censorship of art is one of the only (and best) ways to...

    Censorship of Art

    I'm sorry that I missed a round, I was unable to access a computer. Others' expression through art should not be limited by your or anyone's ideology, save the creator. Censorship of art is one of the only (and best) ways to silence passionate minority groups, if all art was censored then one large group could hold all the power of expression, and that would be awful. There is no reason to censor something that harms no one.

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    But then thousands of years later some painter drew a...

    Nude art is good contribution to the world of art

    What I'm saying is that while the intentions are good, in today's world there is no way to not see it as pornography. It will either be viewed as erotica or shamful filth. If I were to throw feces onto a canvas, I could say it is art, I could view it as art, and feel no sence of shame in it. But for the public, it is impossible for them to not see it in a distastful way. My intentions where good, but no one else will see it that way. It may be art, but that does not negate the fact that people just don't want to see it. They see it as repulsive and sickening. The same principal applies to nude art, except people will see it in a sexual and pornographic context. As you said "first people were naked and were OK with that...They didn't need pornograpy... But then thousands of years later some painter drew a picture of naked woman as just a work of art and crowd that by that time was pretty sexually perverted liked that and made more paintings what later was called pornography" It is true. We didn't have a use for porn back when those parts of the body where shown publicly. But now they are sacred, hidden, and maintained as a prize to be won. People can't just have it, they have to work for it. But if you just put it out there then people will use it for their own purposes. People saw others naked all the time. People saw feces all the time. In both cases they have grown into a manner were they cannot be viewed without some kind of negative response. If the artist considers it art, and does not see it in a negative and exciting way they are more than able to keep it in their own house and show to friends or any other form of person that wants to see it, but the public simply cannot handel it. They see it in a bad way, despite the artists intentions. So for public viewing, it generally is not a good contribution as it spurs negative effects. If a private person could contain their natural sexual tendancies then I would agree that nude art is a good form of art, but people simply will not, and can not do it.