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Oracle of DelphiWhat is Art? An Animated Answer.
February 6th 2008 00:03
What is Art, the Animal Kingdom talks.
Creature Comforts
“I’ve thought about this for years. My definition of art is anything that anyone creates that invokes a reaction from someone else, even an animal. That’s art. Art’s also a friend of mine, a Mexican guy, nice guy.” – Creature Comforts
What is Art? It is an age old question, one all those who embark on a creative endeavour ask themselves at some time. It is a complex riddle with no definitive answer.
The uber talented Aardman animation team (Wallace and Gromit, Flushed Away) obviously obsessed over the eternal quandary. The clip below is from the acclaimed Creature Comforts series which was itself inspired by the original Oscar winning short. In it various talking wildlife discuss the deeper nature of art.
Nick Park with the studios most famous creation
Witty, philosophical and hilarious this mock interview touches on most all reasonable responses. Injecting a pop culture spin to proceedings there is also some absurdist humour that removes any pompous gravitas.
Childishly mature, the charm of stop-motion, claymation characters has become an art in itself. The patience and dexterity of bring the figures to life impresses with the Zen like dedication of the animators.
The Caged Bird Sings
There is a magical quality to the anamorphosis of these beasts that doesn’t insult like some Disney films. I have always been a fan of Nick Park and his gang and this really highlights the appeal of their work.
The only question left to ask, “Is the clip itself art?”
Settle back and laugh with the Creature Comforts animal’s artistic perspective.
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Creature Comforts are so entertaining...this particular clip reminded me so much of debates Ive had with friends. It managed to touch on most all the different responses to the question. Best of all its funny.
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