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After working with the artist and atisans in CompetaArt.com for seven years and
trying to satisfy the question "What arts should be included?", I
started researching the definition of "art". I
asked my self
"What is art, what is creativity,
what is life, and what is
copying?" wn
I left Cómpeta for the coast
to Torre del Mar
and my apartment, "El Nido" (The Nest) where I could think, develop,
and write my thoughts
on the subject. After three years of researching the meaning, I realized that there were many forms of art that had a
common base. In fact, I realized that just about everything in life had
an art form. I developed my working definitions which included:
- Art is the presentation of a
creative expression of how I see and experience life that I want to
share."
- In the arts of, "..." is the subject
of the presentation
- Artistic ability is the
techniques, methods, skills and talents developed for
communication of that expression.
- The outward success of the
presentation depends upon amount of stimulation, the effect or
influence, and the appreciation it brings about to those that can relate
to it.
- The inward success is the joy
and satisfaction it brings me.
"Art is
the creative expression of how I see and experience
life as I become aware of it." wn
“The aim of art is to
represent not the outward appearance of things,
but their inward significance.”
Aristotle (384 - 322 BC)
Before I can classify anything in “Theartsof...”, I set up a rule that
I had to experience it first to see if I find the inner significance. I
got so involved that I didn't have time to update this page. This was
especially true when I came to the art of writing my life story so far,
for the art of learning to think, never stops.
As I later learned, I had to ask myself, "What basic thing did I leave
out". I applied the definition of stupidity by
Adam Robinson and laughed; for came the
realization before I wrote my book, that I had to learn how to write, and more than that, I had
to learn how to write about both my inner as well as outer experiences.
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