Anime manga art is very black and white Fixed that. Anyway, yeah anime is an art. If a dot on a piece of paper is art and sells for thousands of dollars, then I think anime should be considered an art. That's like saying painting portraits isn't an art because they all look the same: a human with eyes, a nose in between and a bit lower than the eyes, and below the nose, a mouth. Not to mention almost every portrait has at least a little bit of hair. You can make a portrait just about as unique as an anime character... In fact, if the the portrait has the same proportions as the person it is of, then anime has even more freedom, because drawings of fake people aren't limited to proportions and physics. |
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| Like others have already said, it really all comes down to what your own definition of what "art" is. In my opinion, art is something that gives imagery and thoughts when a person either sees, feels, or hears it; it can be on paper to on a wall or in technology. It doesn't actually matter whether the type of drawings, in this case anime, have more than one way of being artistically drawn. I mean, we all know that most anime characters do have rather disproportional body parts, but honestly, it's still pretty much art! I know this is an anime thread, but in a lot of manga, you can really tell the difference between who drew what manga... I don't know if you guys are understanding what I'm talking about because I'm all over the place with this, but yea, I do think anime is art even though those so called "professionals" says it's not. Anyways, anime is pretty awesome and I love watching it! |
| Theres no doubt that anime is art. People who think that it isn't art are only saying that because they think X style is superior and requires more effort and that is " true art". I bet if they were working their ass off in an animation studio, staying up all night finishing inbetweens and painting backgrounds, they would have more respect for anime. And people who do anime illustrations can spend as much time on them as people who do realism illustrations and they still look completely astounding. |
EternalFusion said: Art can also be effortless. Just because you worked hard at something, doesn't make it art.Theres no doubt that anime is art. People who think that it isn't art are only saying that because they think X style is superior and requires more effort and that is " true art". I bet if they were working their ass off in an animation studio, staying up all night finishing inbetweens and painting backgrounds, they would have more respect for anime. And people who do anime illustrations can spend as much time on them as people who do realism illustrations and they still look completely astounding. |
| Just like with video games and other 'controversial' forms, the only right answer to this question is: "It can be" Look, not every painting is art, and not every sculpture is art. My 6y old nephiew drowing with crayons on my walls isn't art, the celing of Sistine Chapel is. It all depends who created it and for what purpose. With anime the purpose is mostly entertainment. |
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ssrex said: TL;DR; all anime looks the same, so therefor anime is a low form of art, borderline not art. I've also found out that art teachers really dislike the fact that their students are drawing anime-styled characters because they don't believe that it's creative. 1. Anime is an art style that anyone on the planet can do, even though many insist that the Japanese are the only people on the planet capable of creating anime art. 2. Those art teachers need to go. Hidden_Joker said: This is considered art:  That's especially when I'll presume those same art teachers would view that garbage as art. |
| Click on this. I dare you. | MAL Fantasy Football League | Currently Watching List RWBY Club. RWBY is anime. Deal with it. |
| Jesus Christ. Not this topic Art- The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture,...: Yes, anime is art. So are video games, so is the shitty handpainting you made when you were 5 and so is Sword Art Online. But to be honest, while there may be some gems like every other medium, anime as a whole really isn't anything special |
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daintybiscuit said: MyLonesomeCowboy said: also, what about superflat? are you asking if superflat is art? my answer is a resounding YES Edit: Have you ever read "Little Boy - The Arts of Japan's Exploding Subculture" ? It definitely gave me a new appreciation for superflat. Of course its edited by Takashi Murakami so.... lol I meant more just like superflat is an art movement influenced by anime, so to say that anime style can't be art is just ignorant. |
ssrex said: TL;DR; all anime looks the same, so therefor anime is a low form of art, borderline not art. NEWSFLASH Who earns the title of deeming what is art and what isn't? Art is the "expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form.." Now, obviously the "creative skill and imagination" side of it can be subjective, but that sounds a lot like a drawing, painting, cartoon, etc. etc. Also, hundreds of thousands of paintings look the same, so what makes them more special than anime? It seems this know-it-all on Yahoo! never bothered to look any further than mainstream series, because there are tons and tons of "artsy" series out there. Kaiba, Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei, Kemonozume, Texhnolyze, Shigurui. Just to name a few series that go beyond the "confined style" this user describes. |
| By definition of the word, anime is art. So is a urinal repositioned on its side with some shit thrown on top. No, seriously. This is a famous, historical, revolutionary art piece called The Fountain by Duchamp. |
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| yes , yes they are. You need actors,scrip writers, directors , animators etc to create an anime... its a fine piece of art created by the work of so many talented people... |
MyLonesomeCowboy said: daintybiscuit said: MyLonesomeCowboy said: also, what about superflat? are you asking if superflat is art? my answer is a resounding YES Edit: Have you ever read "Little Boy - The Arts of Japan's Exploding Subculture" ? It definitely gave me a new appreciation for superflat. Of course its edited by Takashi Murakami so.... lol I meant more just like superflat is an art movement influenced by anime, so to say that anime style can't be art is just ignorant. gotcha ^^ i haven't reread about the history of superflat in a couple years. would be cool to look back. |
| Rule of thumb is if it's considered entertainment it cannot be art, of course there are plenty of examples of intermixing but this is the general rule. If you start putting entertainment on the same level as "high art", this will of course result in reality tv shows being considered art, comedy being considered art, ect, ect. |
Arete7 said: If you start putting entertainment on the same level as "high art", this will of course result in reality tv shows being considered art, comedy being considered art, ect, ect. What the actual and holy fuck did I read. |
jal90 said: Arete7 said: If you start putting entertainment on the same level as "high art", this will of course result in reality tv shows being considered art, comedy being considered art, ect, ect. What the actual and holy fuck did I read. Unless you've been living under a rock, comedy visual entertainment have never been or will be considered art ever. A piece of art can comedy something, but comedy is not art. |
jal90 said: Arete7 said: If you start putting entertainment on the same level as "high art", this will of course result in reality tv shows being considered art, comedy being considered art, ect, ect. What the actual and holy fuck did I read. He said The Taming of the Shrew isn't art. But that's Shakespeare. Oops? Though I always thought new art forms always start off controversially before the elect group of uber fine taste people gave in and let it into their circle. Remember when jazz and rock molested people's virgin ears? |
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Arete7 said: jal90 said: Arete7 said: If you start putting entertainment on the same level as "high art", this will of course result in reality tv shows being considered art, comedy being considered art, ect, ect. What the actual and holy fuck did I read. Unless you've been living under a rock, comedy visual entertainment have never been or will be considered art ever. A piece of art can comedy something, but comedy is not art. So I guess what Aristophanes did is not considered art. |
| Something that was created through another group of people's skill and imagination that entertains and intrigues so many people is what art is. There no way in hell anime/manga isn't art. It's an art |
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Arete7 said: pretty much anything can entertain a person, so that must mean that nothing is art.Rule of thumb is if it's considered entertainment it cannot be art, of course there are plenty of examples of intermixing but this is the general rule. If you start putting entertainment on the same level as "high art", this will of course result in reality tv shows being considered art, comedy being considered art, ect, ect. |
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| No it's garbage, next! |
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| *Sees the title is a question* *Sees the OP is an answer* Wut. |
| Lol it's funny how OP took the word art so literally. Syndiciate said: *Sees the OP post date**Sees the title is a question* *Sees the OP is an answer* Wut. Wut. |
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ToG25thBaam said: Lol it's funny how OP took the word art so literally. Syndiciate said: *Sees the post date**Sees the title is a question* *Sees the OP is an answer* Wut. Wut. Wut? Wut? |
Syndiciate said: Edited.Wut? Wut? |
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| Yes it is. If it isnt art, why we got Ghibli? |
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| It is mona lisa in the form of anime |
| porn is art, so why not anime? |
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| Anime isn't high art, but it certainly is AN art. It combines storytelling, which is certainly an art, music, which is undisputedly an art as well, acting, which is also a form of art, with visual art, which is what most people think of as art! I see no reason to not call anime an art. It might not always be GOOD art, mind you, but it is, indeed, a form of art. |
| Yes its art. People consider music art no? How much of that is recycled garbage? You can only do so much with something that already has a platform |
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| Only if you consider pornography to be 'art' since its basically the same thing. |
| I can consider anime as "Video Art". |
| Only if they are not adapted from a LN or VN. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
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| Film is a form of art Animu is a motion picture/ film /thread |
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| van Gogh always had the same style, no one can deny that he created art. Drawing manga costs so much time, and it takes a toll on the creators. Yes I do think it's art. |
Shirayukishi said: also artists has concluded that comics is a form of modern and contemporary artvan Gogh always had the same style, no one can deny that he created art. Drawing manga costs so much time, and it takes a toll on the creators. Yes I do think it's art. and manga = comic therefore, manga is a form of art also |
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Here is what I think..... |
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| It's visual and it is something that one creates that qualifies as art for me |
EuroAsia said: Your poopoo is art.It's visual and it is something that one creates that qualifies as art for me |
Ckan said: EuroAsia said: Your poopoo is art.It's visual and it is something that one creates that qualifies as art for me Yes, a pile of shit can be modern art |
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