> > An interesting conversation is where the line is drawn between > "valued" art and poop piles. And art or entertainment. I would > contend that sports is mostly entertainment.
Ok, i'm all over this..... > > For example, how many people discuss the 1997 NFL season? Not many. > Or how many times do you see the 1988 Superbowl re-created? Never. My buddy and I discuss past sports' teams, players, and games constantly. The 1997 football season? Constantly. Elway finally breaks through. The 1988 superbowl? All the time. Is it just coincidence that you picked two Denver super bowls? Hmmm.... > > There are certain sports events which I would elevate to art, however, > such as the 1980 US hockey team. So it's not to say that art can't > evolve from sports, just that, in general, sports is intended as > entertainment not art. What makes that team "art"? They didn't play the game at some ridiculously high level for an extended period of time. How artful was their previous spanking (10-0 i think it was) to the very same Russian team they beat to advance to the gold medal game? What makes that team one for the ages is the circumstances that surrounded them. But that doesn't make it art, does it? Sports only approaches "art", in my opinion, when it is played at a ridiculously high level in such a way that amazing athletes are performing astonishing feets of eloquence that just cause you to gape with awe. Like the 1984 Orange Bowl, or the 1992 Duke/Kentucky semi-final. > > So "art" is really a mood altering work that therefore captures the > human condition. Some forms are easier to interact with such music. > And since we all have such vast experience with music, it's much > easier to tell the good stuff from the bad stuff. For example, I'm > not a fan of country music, but I know good vs. bad country music when > I hear it. Sports is so much more fun than art because it's beautiful, AND entertaining. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:188886 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
