Artistic Liberty

Thanks, ChatGPT

Is blogging considered an art? It's certainly creative. Or at least, should be. Thus, anything creative should be considered art. I assume the definition will be to something of that degree. Lets see:

According to Wikipedia, this is how they define art:

Art is a diverse range of cultural activity centered around works utilizing creative or imaginative talents, which are expected to evoke a worthwhile experience, generally through an expression of emotional power, conceptual ideas, technical proficiency, or beauty.

The liberating thing about creativity, is there are no rules. It's ultimate freedom. Or, at least it should be. I suppose at some point an ethical argument can be made. And I suppose at some point an ethical argument should be made. Personally, I find it saddening that ethical arguments should have to be inserted into creativity, because unethical creativity shouldn't be misconstrued for art. It should be called what it is (whatever it is that makes it something other than art). 

I don't think it is worthwhile to discuss what is or isn't art. In the modern realm of thinking, we tend to be natural deconstructionists. That is to say that everything is some kind of social construct, even morals and ethics. Those types of people, who intellectually flourish in a deconstructive state, aren't artists at all. There is nothing creative or artistic or even liberating about being a deconstructionist. It's the equivalent of, "What is reality? Show it to me!"

I write because I like to write. Sometimes I have something cool to say, a lot of times I don't. But what's cool is that it doesn't matter what I think, it's what the reader thinks that is relevant. I could write the most amazing sentence ever produced by Man, but how many people would have to agree for that to be true?

People are sheeple. Do you agree? If not, does that make me a liar? A fraud? Manipulative? Or just an artist with a different perspective than you? 

What is reality? Show it to me!

Can you? 

To be able to sit here at my computer and translate random thoughts into written word is truly remarkable. Do you agree? Have you ever done it? 

I can sit here and my fingers rapidly type letters that formulate the thoughts for which I am trying to present to you - the reader - even though I don't know you. Why would I care what you think? More importantly, why would you care what I think?

This brings us back to artistic liberty. Does art need to be appreciated in order to be liberated? What if there is 100% human consensus that my art isn't creative? What would I be labeled then? And what if I disagree with said label? Who is right, and who is wrong?

Now, don't get all philosophical on me and say that observation is dependent upon the observer, cause then that means that truth is perception, does it not?

The world is a wonderful place. But what if you disagree? What if you think the world is a hellhole?

Do your ideas matter more than mine?

Basically what I'm asking you is this: If observation is dependent upon an observer, does reality depend on perception?

I hope you have an amazing day, even though I have no idea who you are. Is that insincere? What if I knew you and didn't like you? Would I really want you to have an amazing day?

Art is liberating.