This seems to get closer to the terrain I think we are all searching for. It
would be remarkable if indeed we were to come up with a language that
expands into this new territory.
On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:51 AM, Jacques Giard <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> All,
>
> In the spirit of 'levity' that that appears to have surfaced in a few of
> the
> last posts, perhaps we need to look to sources for the meaning of art and
> design that are less scholarly yet no less wise.
>
> Popular legend has it that Balinese craftsmen say "we do not have art; we
> only do things as well as possible." Even if the saying is only popular
> legend, it does resonate with a great deal of common sense.
>
> And on the topic of common sense, the Inuit people of northern Canada and
> Alaska do not have a specific word for design. What they do have is the
> word
> 'tukiluk,' which means "what makes sense."
>
> For me, these two simple definitions seem to be a breath of fresh air as I
> attempt to navigate yet another debate between one personıs favorite
> philosopherıs definition of art or design against that of another personıs
> favorite philosopher.
>
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> On 6/23/08 8:21 AM, "NICOLAS MAKELBERGE" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the "design is the opposite of everything else a designer
> doesn't
> > do to earn a living." Glenn :)
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > Initially I would like to define design as boring as any human endeavor
> wich
> > results in something created with
> > any material imaginable.
> >
> > For a "design" to become art I guess it has to mean a lot to us.
> Something
> > we truly cheerish in the profoundest sense. Something which helps wants
> them
> > to continue living, gives them hope and an experience of the beauty of
> the
> > world and a sense of meaning.
> >
> > Art is goosebumps :) Few things "designed" give us goosebumps, those that
> > do, are designed by true artists.
> >
> > Best
> >
> > N.
>
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