Sunday, March 9, 2008

What Art Form has More Lasting Impact On Our Culture?

Literature or Film?

Music or Architecture?

Graffiti  or Photography?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

IMHO

Literature, for one it has a track record. Two, film is confined by the cost of construction, and an elitist attitude towards artist. The breadth of voices in literature allows for greater impact.

Music. This isn't really a fair fight. Music just has so much more to offer. Music can evoke emotion, change moods, tell stories, and speak to the human soul on a level that is base and immeasurable. While architecture has had profound effects on history and developments in society. It stood for a lot more, before the industrial revolution, mass production, before computers, and history books, and ways for societies to display technological dominance. Architechture as art has become the providence of the super affluent, and people who live major cities.

Photography. Graffiti, I feel, has almost no impact on culture. It is almost just a technique. It prob had an impact in NYC during the 70s and 80s, but can that cultural impact really be measured against every image of war or wildlife ever created? While street art has exploded with artist that are impacting their cultures for example Banksy, and disciple, Shepard Ferrey are doing some kick ass things with art on the streets, that forces people to think about the world around them in a new way.