most pointless way to earn millions....

[Gre]

art as a form of expression ??

[worm]

I think I may have accidentally walked down the 'everything is ultimately pointless' corridor. Cue Neil & Worm!

[brighteyes]

He's probably talking more about TV shows like I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! and movies like Alvin & The Chipmunks 2 which I wouldn't consider art in anyway, shape or form.

[jump]

I'd never have dreamt of limiting 'entertainment' to most of the crap that gets shown on tele...

[jump]

films, concerts, sport...??

[worm]

Sport (unless it's wrestling?) comes under sport, films is what I did mention and the bulk of bands are poor.

[jump]

All good pretentiousness.

I'm leaving it here as sport is competive with winners & losers, you can't go yes whatever band won the game and Rooney isn't expressing f**k all when playing football.

[Gre]

I never got the 'sport is art' thing really

[llcoolphil]

I think it's normal to have a test series and then a one-day series when touring another country. England only typically play Australia every couple of years, and it is an awfully long way to go

For people who enjoy cricket, the difference between the one-day game and the test is as different as playing a five-a-side game and a eleven-a-side game in football, or the sevens in rugger.

[The Nal]

I never got the 'sport is art' thing really

Edited February 2, 2011 by The Nal

[sifi]

Never, ever, ever rugger.

[The Nal]

I can appreciate what they're doing, I just don't think of it as art. The intention of those footballers is to be better than the opponents, the best art doesn't try to be anything apart from what it's (hopefully) expressing

Gre's take on it is close to mine

[worm]

I never got the 'sport is art' thing really

Edited February 2, 2011 by worm

[worm]

because of it's 'intention' I think

winning can't play any part in art, for me

[The Nal]

that day, he obviously had other things on his mind than winning...

not sure why, but I look on the head butt as one of footballs great moments

Edited February 2, 2011 by The Nal

[sifi]

I'd say that there's no intention in art.

[The Nal]

I'd say that there's no intention in art.

[Ed209]

He was pulling at Zidanes jersey and Zidane said "If you want it that bad you can have it after the match" and then Materazzi said "I'd rather have your whore sister instead".

[The Nal]

A retort that good is art.

[Ed209]

so was Zizus retort to his retort!

[worm]

What do you mean? Most art intends to get a point across, commentary/critique of some sort.

[worm]

no attempt to communicate an idea, or express an emotion, or anything?

[worm]

the fact that an artist might not want to explain what they might be trying to emote, doesn't negate the fact that they are trying to express something in the first place

and plenty of artists are quite happy to spell it out

Edited February 2, 2011 by worm

[ampersand]

Edited February 2, 2011 by ampersand

[worm]

If I were to create a work of art, and for whatever reason, decide to explain why I did it and how I hope it might be percieved, makes no difference to the work of art