tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270117012770657188.post5989147268257526808..comments2011-03-30T11:19:47.407-07:00Comments on IVT 105 Blog: 1st Blog (I hope i did this right)Mike C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08666321436623290877noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270117012770657188.post-15112712079646554732011-01-31T10:33:55.194-08:002011-01-31T10:33:55.194-08:00Perhaps the "art is a cat" comment is al...Perhaps the "art is a cat" comment is also a reference to how hard it is to pin down a definition of art since it continues to expand and change as it responds to our changing culture.Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905016366036667242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270117012770657188.post-29169517192698339312011-01-26T07:06:27.116-08:002011-01-26T07:06:27.116-08:00Like you, I think that the metaphor of a cat illus...Like you, I think that the metaphor of a cat illustrates the nature of art very well. I'd like to expand on that idea, though, with an anecdote of mine:<br /><br />I have a cat very similar to the one described in the book. She loves interaction but only from a distance. Most of the time she will follow you around the house just out of arm's reach, but sometimes if you're just sitting around she will wander off to another room. Once she's in the other room she will call for you in the cutest meow possible, and if that doesn't work it becomes an "I'm-about-to-die" meow, so eventually you will get up and come to her-- even if its just to check that she's not seriously hurt. Once you get there she'll remain out of arm's reach again and walk fancy against some walls and roll over on her tummy to look cute. I mean, she calls to you to come look/interact with her but when you answer, she remains elusive.<br /><br />In a way I think that we can extend the cat metaphor from this: art begs to be looked at; it calls to you. Otherwise, what are the gilded frames, the museum walls, the movies posters, etc. for? A requirement for art is that it is interacted with, and perhaps for this purpose it tries very hard to catch your eye in some way, shape, or form. Just an idea. (o:Caitlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05431949488775544718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6270117012770657188.post-54009996053351583222011-01-25T23:32:29.607-08:002011-01-25T23:32:29.607-08:00I like your question about whether or not somethin...I like your question about whether or not something can be considered art depending on whether the perceiver understands it. I too also like the art metaphor with the cat. When I read that part I had to re-read it, but it made surprising sense.LThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15846697054573359996noreply@blogger.com