Poll: What is the Greatest form of Art

[Naeo]

For me it's theatre or music. Music for conveying some emotional feeling or getting some catharsis in general, though theatre can do that infinitely better since it puts a face on people to make you feel for them. Though music can pull at emotional strings in a way very little else can.

I went ahead and voted Theatre, though, since having been an actor in my school's One Act Play competition--even though a secondary character with a relatively small role--it can be extremely demanding on many levels. Physically, emotionally, vocally (especially if there's singing at any point), and so on. It's extremely difficult for someone to get on stage and truly be another person, and it's harder again for them to ue that person to convey some emotion or some idea. But above all else, when it's done well, it's hard to compare. Film/TV tend to force emotions on you with closeups/extreme closeups, and it can be overwhelming and at times exaggerated to the point that it doesn't feel like normal emotion to me any more. Half of TV/movie emotions aren't real emotions. Granted, theatre can be done that way too, but my experience has tended towards "real emotions and real reactions, just bigger". Everything has to be bigger because if you can't see it from 50 feet away, it does not exist.

tl;dr: theatre because it's harder than most others to do well and by putting you in front of real people being emotional rather than putting a screen between you and them, it makes it seem much more real.

 

[babinro]

Gaming gets the most emotional responses from me...so its the clear winner.

I appreciate the work that goes into painting more than any other art for reasons I don't really understand. Water color in particular stands out.

While music invokes an emotional response, I find it hard to consider this a form of art is it combines itself with everything around me. Art is engaging and focus driven for me to appreciate it...and I simply don't listen to music without multitasking and losing focus on what I'm listening to.

 

[Jazzeki]

getting anyone to belive that the craå you made somehow is more worth than normal because it's "art" it's the greates art out there.

 

[Duruznik]

Other for me. You just can't beat animation in my opinion.

Of course this is a subjective thing, there is no 'true' form that is superior.

 

[InsanelyZanter]

While it's true potental has yet to be unlocked, gaming is the most advanced and capable form of art. So I feel it will BECOME the greatest form of art.

 

[The_Echo]

Videogames are a combination of the visual, the auditory and the literary while still adding its own personal touch to the affair. This might qualify many as a "jack of all trades, master of none" type, but there are those that just make it all come together masterfully.

There's also the added plus that, as I believe Extra Credits mentioned, the player is a part of the work.

A book is a book. A film is a film. A painting is a painting.
But a game isn't truly a game without a player.

 

[Adrian Neyland]

Art cannot be quantified and neither should one attempt to in my opinion.

To avoid a low post count I am studying for a Masters Degree in Film Studies perhaps reflecting a personal preference amongst the arts.

EDIT: If you want to try and quantify abstract qualitites you may wish to pursue the (fundamentally flawed) Benthamite methodology of the 'felicific calculus'.

EDIT 2: Is the OP suggesting all "fictional" cinema has a narrative and all documentaries do not? I would take issue with both assertions.

This is not about quantifying art, it is all about looking at it on the merits of its qualities and giving a personal preference (I did put an ALL option if you think all art is equil), and in the film section did not imply anything about the merits of documentary film making or narrative film making, all it was doing is recognizing the existence of both categories.

 

[luckybreak]

I love all art. I love books, music ,movie ,film, tv, and art. That being said video games are the best form of art/storytelling. Im not going to get into why I believe that because I would be hear for half the day. That is what I believe, although all types of art deserve respect.

 

[Chairman Miaow]

What? No option for Trolling? Trolling is a art.


Videogames. They can encapsulate every other form of art within them.

 

[Vegan_Doodler]

Videogames, if only for combining the rest of the arts together and adding interactivity.

That said, videogames have a loooooooooooong way to go to reach their full potential.

This, but util games reach their full potential I would have to say films and Literature, as they are (in my opinion) the best ways to convey a story.

 

[Asti]

First of all: You misspelled "theater" in the poll and secondly, this is a rather silly question because the different art forms do not really compare. They all have their unique vocabulary of expression and therefore can't be measured by the same standards.

 

[CrashBang]

As a person with a degree in theatre, I should probably say theatre but, uh, no
I picked music because it's the form of art which connects to my emotions to such a massive degree. Whether it be lyrics or execution, music gets the heart pumping and brings the emotions right to the surface
After music, I'd pick literature. There's nothing quite like an author managing to successfully create an entire world with a distinct atmosphere and engaging characters for the reader to get lost in

Ooh, that reminds me of a great quote from a DC Comics documentary I watched. I think it was Mark Waid who said it but I'm not 100% on that. The quote was: "If you take the best artist in the world and the best writer in the world and put their work together, y'know what people would call that? They'd call it a comic book" (I was paraphrasing a bit). So, in that respect, comic books are one of the greatest forms of art... in my opinion

 

[MassiveGeek]

Here's my answer, I'm an artist and passionate gamer who likes music theatre etc;

There is no fucking singular ultimate form of art.

It all depends on who you are, what you do, what you feel the most passionate about and bleh. I won't lecture it, because I think it's obvious that all these forms of "art" have their pros and cons, and it needs the right people to use it in the best way they can to be considered good in the first place.

Sometimes we have a Don't Stop Believing and sometimes it's an Avril Lavigne single.
Sometimes we have a Leonardo da Vinci but nowdays we mostly have yaoi fangirls cluttering the internet with shit "art".
Sometimes we have Stephen King and other times we have Stephenie Meyer.

Et fucking cetera.

I won't vote for any medium over the other. I just won't, because it would just be weird.

 

[Adrian Neyland]

First of all: You misspelled "theater" in the poll and secondly, this is a rather silly question because the different art forms do not really compare. They all have their unique vocabulary of expression and therefore can't be measured by the same standards.

Sorry, I know I'm not a great speller, anyway your point is the exact point of the question, witch art form to you find the most immersive, inspiring, entertaining, or whatever merits you see to be the most important. This is not about measuring art, it's about discussing it's qualities.

 

[Vern5]

Lovemaking. No, not just sex. Lovemaking is the most powerful form of artistry known to humanity and its only limits are that it becomes less powerful the more people are included into the audience.

Think about it. Art is generally known as the rendering of some great passion into a design that is visual or auditory or tactile... What is more passionate than specifically delivering both physical pleasure and emotional stimulation?

True art shouldn't offer such simple mental responses as "how insightful" or "that was emotionally provocative"

Truly Great Art should induce ORGASMS.

 

[Nazulu]

I believe video games have the potential of delivering the most amazing experience. Haven't seen it come anywhere near to what I have imagined in my head though.

 

[necromanzer52]

I voted for film. My favorite is T.V. shows as they have all the pros of films but without the time constraints, which can lead to massive epic stories.

 

[Casual Shinji]

Paintings and sculptures.

They allow for the widest range of interpretation since they're never bogged down by text or sound that might indicate the artist's true meaning, which can easily influence the viewers' opinion instead of them making up their own mind.

 

[Kevin Maccaull]

I think that if something is done right, and I mean its amazing it has no right to be compared to the others, but the only one able to express ALL forms of art is video games!