FuturLab's Bullet Proof Definition Of Art

Since the dawn of time the arguments have raged – what exactly is Art? The question has become especially vexed over the last few decades as Computer Games have burst onto the scene and demanded a slice of the Art pie. 

We’ve managed to nail the answer once and for all, thus ending centuries of debate, and are modestly prepared to share our findings with the world.

Definition

- FuturLab, 2013

Clarification

Art is therefore an experience that takes place inside the human mind, and is not a thing.


This is Art: Jay Leno Gas Pump Singers

Crafted by Jay Leno and his team, they could never have anticipated just how profound this experience would be for the people taking part and the millions of people who fell in love with it. Nevertheless, that craft took an understanding of how to satisfy the human mind. It's what Artists do.

Art vs Entertainment

Is a non-argument. They are one and the same, with the only perceived difference arising as a result of the relative distance between them along a scale from Shallow (a one-liner joke) to Profound (Danny Boyle's 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony).



Some of the most effective game designers, film directors, comedians and writers create work that slides up and down this scale to hit as many points as possible.

If you consider something to be Art, then you have experienced it, and therefore it is Art for you, and perhaps you alone.

Great artists profoundly affect millions of people, but Art can be found wherever you choose to find it.

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