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P palapala Member Hale'a'Kenmore, Wash Joined: Nov 15, 2006 Posts: 240	P palapala Posted posted on Wed, Jun 24, 2009 10:07 AM I think that the line between decorative art and fine art has always been a blurry one, with no absolutes...If you throw in the emotional response of the "nostalgia factor", that warm happy feeling I get when viewing a Menu from the original "Luau" In Beverly hills,where my parents took me for a night out when I was just a wee one, or how I feel looking at a beautifully painted tropical/tiki themed piece...I am indeed transported for a moment to another world. It isn't fine art, but it makes the world a different and better place by just existing. I know all too many folks who get/make art to "match their couch" with no real attachment to beauty or quality. my point is; stay awake, and feel!that's what makes art great, not limiting definitions!

I think that the line between decorative art and fine art has always been a blurry one, with no absolutes...If you throw in the emotional response of the "nostalgia factor",
that warm happy feeling I get when viewing a Menu from the original "Luau"
In Beverly hills,where my parents took me for a night out when I was just a wee one, or how I feel looking at a beautifully painted tropical/tiki themed piece...I am indeed transported for a moment to another world. It isn't fine art, but it makes the world a different and better place by just existing.
I know all too many folks who get/make art to "match their couch" with no real attachment to beauty or quality.
my point is; stay awake, and feel!that's what makes art great, not limiting definitions!

Post #464232 by palapala on Wed, Jun 24, 2009 10:07 AM