I believe that anything can be art if it has some creative effort behind it. Art in my eyes isn’t only created by paint or colors. Many different types of creations can qualify as art based on the effort that is put into creating them. Some things might take more effort than others sure, but the point is, art can be viewed as something that took creativity to create and if it makes someone feel something.
One of the biggest examples of the statement I made is the video game Cyberpunk 2077. Despite the release that it had, I firmly believe after all of the updates to the game, it is one of the greatest games to release in recent memory. It tells such an incredible story and the immersion to the game is indescribable. A piece of media with this much creativity to it and this much world building in my eyes is most certainly considered art.
Films in my opinion are the prime example of something that isn’t crafted with paintbrushes but is considered “art”. There is so much that goes into films and their craft that it’s hard to not label it as “art”. From the script to the acting to the cinematography to the direction, all of it can be looked at as basically the paint brushes and the canvas in the terms of art.
One of the main purposes for memes existing in the world is to make someone feel something. A person could be having a horrible day and I could send them a meme of someone falling down and it could make them laugh and immediately they start to feel better. Memes help us deal with everyday life sometimes and that’s something worth noting.
In my eyes, art is anything we decide it to be. if we think a poster is art, then it is in our mind. Nobody can take that from us. If I find a meme or a GIF to be art because of how much it impacted me, it’s perfectly okay for me to do so. I can make 500 memes in this class and if I wanted to label it art, I could because I have a right to do so and so can everyone else.
At the end of the day…what we can do what we want in this class when it comes to creating memes and having fun in this class! Nobody can tell us what to deem our work. If we want to view it as art, so what? This class give us the freedom to express ourselves creatively and if that doesn’t sound like art, I don’t know what does.
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Great job on this post Tyler! One thing I would say to add is hyperlinks for art, film, cinematography just to give some history on art and film, and to give a definition of cinematography for those who don’t know what that is. (I am one of those people.)
Yesssss indeed, well said, nice supporting examples and good vibes!
Memes for life!
Thank you!