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ACTUALLY .. oppps' excuse the caps..thats so true..my tai chi teacher taught me this.. "become aquainted with every art"-- in fact he taught me floral vase settings and stuff like that.. and also painting ...not to mention ken-do !!

Posted by /pd at February 15, 2005 7:59 PM

Art is everywhere, go to jog at 7 in the morning and you will see art blossoming out from the first rays of the sun. Go to the beach on a cloudy day and you will see art in the sound of the ocean. Anything which inspires is art. Even a tooth brush with a good design.

Posted by Amyn Lalji at February 15, 2005 10:36 PM

Everything is an art. As an artist, I also believe in performance art defined in the simpliest of terms: dishwashing!

Posted by EC Stewart at February 15, 2005 11:13 PM

From one right-brained person, I am deeply grateful to see this post. Sometimes, all it takes is to be aware of the little things of beauty in our lives. Like a waterdrop sitting serenely upon one perfect, glossy, green leaf.

Posted by M. R. Maguire at February 16, 2005 12:33 AM

A picture conveys what thousand words struggle to nearly convey the same. Anyway, who has the time to read inspiring sayings or quotes? An art form of a quote is much more impactful and inspiring. I think companies should take cognizance of this and probably play a role in aiding the institutions/ foundations that creat/support the artists.It would go a long way in developing a creative society, whose need will be greatly felt in the years to come.

Posted by Vijay at February 16, 2005 3:29 PM

I received an email the other day from Adobe, whose software is used by many artists. They were promoting their magazine, Proxy. The picture in the email had a door with the words "Art is work" over the top.

I disagree with this. I'd rather say "Work is an art." I think we need to stop making art into work and make our work into art instead. We're all artists in that regard!

Posted by Dustin at February 17, 2005 12:10 PM

Go to www.webmusium.com download pictures from artists load them into a file called my pictures and let your slide show screensaver educate and edify you on a daily basis. It makes for great conversation when people stop by your desk. It will inspire others to do the same. Eventually the whole office starts to bloom with art. Select your art from many periods and many styles, put up stuff you hate and leave it there. After a while it will begin to communicate with you on a different level. Do it now.

Posted by gary fox at February 17, 2005 1:49 PM

We live in a beautiful part of Scotland, overlooking a loch with a castle on an island where Mary, Queen of Scots was held prisoner for a time (she escaped in the end).

I have never appreciated the hills and sky more than on Christmas Day last year when my family unveiled my Christmas Present - a 3ft x 4ft canvas painted, in acrylics, showing a brilliant orangey-red sunrise over the hill behind our house. The artist(s)? - my children, ages 12, 10, 7 & 5 - each one has a big hand in it, they'd all signed it and the vibrant colours and exuberant brushstrokes delight me every day. So keep shouting about art, Tom - my kids get it, and now so do I!

Posted by Stephen Spencer at February 23, 2005 10:49 AM