Arts are for snobbish people who want to let others know...
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...know that they have arrived.
Please discuss. This is not an attempt to flame appreciators of the arts. Consider this, an opportunity for you art lovers out there to educate us skeptics...
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Sotheby's S'pore auction of SEAsian paintings fetches record $11m
By May Wong, Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE : Sotheby's Singapore on Sunday achieved record sales of over $11 million for Southeast Asian paintings.
The most expensive work sold was titled "Balinese Life" by Singaporean artist Lee Man Fong.
It opened at $300,000 and was eventually sold for more than $1 million.
Other art works from Vietnam and Indonesia were also snapped up.
The records sales is the highest achieved in an auction here.
It is also the highest total sales made in Sotherby's Singapore since it was set up in the Republic 20 years ago.
The auction was held to celebrate Sotheby's 20th anniversary. - CNA/de -
wtf r u babbling about, n00b?
anyways, fine arts = teh pwn, arts = n00b
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so what so fine about fine artsOriginally posted by the.raven:wtf r u babbling about, n00b?
anyways, fine arts = teh pwn, arts = n00b 
BTW, what is fine arts -
we can have the so-called world-class assplanade to house international renowned performances but do our ppl have the interest or the time to appreciate arts?
throughout our education, where do arts stand?
as CCAs perhaps.....but it's jus CCA.......students are to concentrate on academic subjects.....
and with the societal pressure on earning a living these days, who relli dare to pursue this interest?
arts is jiak bey ba, gor bey si....
though the govt has plans and some funds to promote our arts industry, it's gonna take a couple of generations to cultivate the culture and drill the importance of arts into our ppl's minds...... -
want take up on that last para of yours about having to have our gahmen promote the arts industry. So pathetic leh, don't you think? It is like forcing art down the people's throat.Originally posted by FireIce:we can have the so-called world-class assplanade to house international renowned performances but do our ppl have the interest or the time to appreciate arts?
throughout our education, where do arts stand?
as CCAs perhaps.....but it's jus CCA.......students are to concentrate on academic subjects.....
and with the societal pressure on earning a living these days, who relli dare to pursue this interest?
arts is jiak bey ba, gor bey si....
though the govt has plans and some funds to promote our arts industry, it's gonna take a couple of generations to cultivate the culture and drill the importance of arts into our ppl's minds......
It is just impossible to instill art appreciation sense into Singaporeans. It not in our culture. We are too simple! -
fine arts = real artsOriginally posted by I_am_PeTe_Parker:so what so fine about fine arts
BTW, what is fine arts
arts = things like humanities, history, politicics, and other bullShit -
i guess the Arts here is referring to performing arts (drama, dance, orchestra) and still arts (photography, paintings)
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so what makes you a fines arts teh |337...huh?Originally posted by the.raven:fine arts = real arts
arts = things like humanities, history, politicics, and other bullShit -
some ppl like to flaunt their money and buy flashy things
some ppl just purely like to appreciate art and share that with others.
depends on who you run into... -
come on.. arts is a form of class and style.
you need to have a passion for it to really appreciate and understand it.
this is very subjectable to everyone. -
photography, paintings, orchestra...I can apreciate. But, drama and dance....errr someone has to explain why I should try going to one. Yes...I haven't been to a drama or dance (like Les Messy Rub or other Andrew Lloyd Weber thingy). What makes you want to give your money away to see one?Originally posted by FireIce:i guess the Arts here is referring to performing arts (drama, dance, orchestra) and still arts (photography, paintings) -
I find the way you put down and belittle Singaporeans, offensive and unfair.
People change as times change, there is nothing impossible! Just because a majority of Singaporeans now are more focused on the material side of life doesn't mean they are unable or will never be able to appreciate the arts.
Besides art doesn't only refer to big money fine arts like in your post. It is all-encompassing , more liberal and wider than you think, including things like popular culture, traditional and cultural arts, visual, audio and performance.
There's no right or wrong way to appreciate art. People are moved by things they see or hear; art affects the emotions and the mind. One doesn't have to justify or explain individual preference and appreciation. And I think that's the beauty of it.Originally posted by I_am_PeTe_Parker:It is just impossible to instill art appreciation sense into Singaporeans. It not in our culture. We are too simple! -
well duh.Originally posted by I_am_PeTe_Parker:so what makes you a fines arts teh |337...huh? -
Art is a part of our lifestyle.Originally posted by I_am_PeTe_Parker:photography, paintings, orchestra...I can apreciate. But, drama and dance....errr someone has to explain why I should try going to one. Yes...I haven't been to a drama or dance (like Les Messy Rub or other Andrew Lloyd Weber thingy). What makes you want to give your money away to see one?
I myself cannot appreciate ballet dance and theatre plays and dramas too. However, if you understand why people are willing to pay $9 to watch a movie in the cinema. A group of people who pays $75 - 200 to go to Indoor Stadium for a Concert show. There will definately be a group who pays those sum of money to watch Theatre plays.
What makes? Personal preference makes it.
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Anything can be made into an art nowadays.
I may be generalising but once something that was known as art is commercialised, it is no longer art. I never believed that art can be sold or bought at a price. It is meant to be appreciated by all, not bought by one. -
It all depends at what and whose perspective are you looking at.Originally posted by gasband:Anything can be made into an art nowadays.
I may be generalising but once something that was known as art is commercialised, it is no longer art. I never believed that art can be sold or bought at a price. It is meant to be appreciated by all, not bought by one. -
why do ppl have to pay to watch performances
it's not for the personal profits of the performers....
the cost come from renting the hall/theater.....costumes and other logistics.....
most of the time, it's a loss..... -
I have never run into anyone with a love for the arts before. Knew someone who like to go to watch plays though...you know the drama and dance kind (Les Messy Rub kind). She is always trying to get me to go along with her...We always end up watching movies instead...and fast food (to her dismay I suppose) after the movies...Maybe that is why she decide to dump me. Well I am going out of pointOriginally posted by mistyblue:some ppl like to flaunt their money and buy flashy things
some ppl just purely like to appreciate art and share that with others.
depends on who you run into...
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Lucky you never say...You need to have class and style to appreciate and understand it...Originally posted by coffeeortea:come on.. arts is a form of class and style.
you need to have a passion for it to really appreciate and understand it.
this is very subjectable to everyone. -
Noooooooooooo...I am not belittling my fellow country men and women. Did it sound that way???Originally posted by choco B:I find the way you put down and belittle Singaporeans, offensive and unfair. People change as times change, there is nothing impossible! Just because a majority of Singaporeans now are more focused on the material side of life doesn't mean they are unable or will never be able to appreciate the arts.
Besides art doesn't only refer to big money fine arts like in your post. It is all-encompassing , more liberal and wider than you think, including things like popular culture, traditional and cultural arts, visual, audio and performance.
There's no right or wrong way to appreciate art. People are moved by things they see or hear; art affects the emotions and the mind. One doesn't have to justify or explain individual preference and appreciation. And I think that's the beauty of it.
You forgot that I am actually saying "I don't understand why people can appreciate art". I am saying I am too simple to appreciate the arts
I am saying people that appreciates arts are trying to make people think they are complex. They are trying to differentiate themselves from the simple people. Like leaving the HDB and moving in to a condo...and rub shoulders with the ang mors.... -
uber sweetsor....I finally made the.raven tongue tied and speechlessOriginally posted by the.raven:well duh. -
i know alotta ppl from the arts scene
can say tt i was form there too (but succumb to pragmatism and some misplaced fate tt i chose a conventional educational path and career)
you can literally feel their passion in wat they do...
though they know tt their efforts are not widely appreciated, they still continue to do it....
lets not tok about foreign groups......locally, many chose to drop their good careers (law practice) to go into arts....
you can say tt through performing, one can express himself or herself liberally....which is something tt most ppl dun get from office jobs or other aspects of life....
back to the question...
yes, we can have all the arty-farty infrastructure, tons of arty-farty ppl but eventually it's the mindset of our ppl and the attitude towards this industry tt needs to be polished
and of cos.....bery subjective.....some like it, some don't, some don't mind.....
one thing sad to mention....
got once i happily book tix for a performance at assplanade....
it's a relli rare performance....a china troupe i had watched them once at a private closed-door event....and i mus applaud the quality....
on the day of the event, i went to assplanade to find out tt the tix are under-subscribed and the whole performance was cancelled....
in other countries, tix for their shows sell out real fast...
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I would pay a kings ransom for a ticket to a rock concert if for example my favourite band is playing. Reason - to see them in the flesh. Same with football fans willing to go all the way to Old Trafford or Anfield to watch their team.Originally posted by M©+square:Art is a part of our lifestyle.
I myself cannot appreciate ballet dance and theatre plays and dramas too. However, if you understand why people are willing to pay $9 to watch a movie in the cinema. A group of people who pays $75 - 200 to go to Indoor Stadium for a Concert show. There will definately be a group who pays those sum of money to watch Theatre plays.
What makes? Personal preference makes it.
Cheers
But...go watch man in tights and bulging LP doing the swan lake...Why would anyone want to prefer these things over the simpler enjoyments in life. If not for just to show off their expensive taste. -
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