Pages: 1 2  Next -- Posted by reev at 11:42 am on Oct. 3, 2008 Whether it be filmmaking, painting, drawing, photography, poetry. Do you believe that there are rules that apply when making a film, painting a portrait, drawing a picture, taking a photograph, or writing a poem? -- Posted by rex reed at 11:42 am on Oct. 3, 2008 ya.. Art rulez!! -- Posted by atomictastic at 11:42 am on Oct. 3, 2008 No, art is freedom. -- Posted by gdeeaz at 11:42 am on Oct. 3, 2008 nope it has no rules -- Posted by The Artery at 11:42 am on Oct. 3, 2008 No, but in some cases, yes. -- Posted by fhsyearbook1 at 11:42 am on Oct. 3, 2008 lol no cause if it did then munch wouldn't be famous ha ha -- Posted by Silver Shinigami at 11:43 am on Oct. 3, 2008 no rules -- Posted by z0mbie at 11:43 am on Oct. 3, 2008 Agreed with Rawkstar and gdeeaz, Art is a form of self expression and to give it rules would be to deny one of said freedom. -- Posted by HatesYou at 11:43 am on Oct. 3, 2008 Yes, to a certain extent.  But thanks to Guaguin an artist has been allowed to experiment with personal style. -- Posted by DirtyConspiracy at 11:43 am on Oct. 3, 2008 In move making, there's the 180 degree rule. Other than that, no. -- Posted by 2kewl4u2know at 11:44 am on Oct. 3, 2008 There are rules in basic art like which colors are complimentary and such... -- Posted by HangEmHigh at 11:48 am on Oct. 3, 2008 I believe art is a creation of the human mind and every mind is different. So whatever you class as art is art in it's own sense. -- Posted by Amazingness99 at 11:48 am on Oct. 3, 2008 No, art has no rules. Art is a means of self-expression....and if you can't have freedom when expressing yourself, when do you have freedom? -- Posted by Violently Happy at 11:49 am on Oct. 3, 2008 no -- Posted by Eos at 11:51 am on Oct. 3, 2008 No, art has no rules. -- Posted by Shibs at 7:28 pm on Oct. 3, 2008 The rules in film making are more general guidelines than actual rules. The so called "rules" improve the quality of the final result. But when writing the script and such, there is more freedom. And in my opinion, less rules. -- Posted by NEGATIVE0 at 9:47 pm on Oct. 3, 2008 art is the freedom of expression, really. if you gave art rules, you'd be restricting yourself, and you'd be restricting your full potential by doing so. no rules, no limits. -- Posted by i love foamy at 6:12 pm on Oct. 4, 2008 I believe it does, sort of. It really depends what you mean. Like in photograpy there are a few rules to make a better pic. Like making sure its focused. The only time that rule doesn't apply is if that was the intent. There are def rules when choosing the content of art. People say that art is about self expression but if you think about it there are some subjects that are a naughty no no. Taking pictures of Naked children for example. -- Posted by Acid World at 7:14 pm on Oct. 4, 2008 No, no rules. Some art may be considered trash, but its that artist's vision. Even if somebody doesn't follow the "rules" of photography, they aren't any less of an artist. This is why avant-garde exists, which generally I personally think is retarded. Like Yoko Ono's little thing with filming people's asses and calling it interesting art. I don't know why that is artistic, but whatever. -- Posted by MR UNKNOWN at 9:48 pm on Oct. 4, 2008 I said yes but I think of it as rules of complementary -- Posted by HOLLOWdepths at 12:55 am on Oct. 5, 2008 If there are no rules set, there is no way to define art. -- Posted by never mind at 5:13 am on Oct. 5, 2008 Quote: from Rawkstar at 5:42 am on Oct. 4, 2008 No, art is freedom. it is. there are loose rules,( i'd be more inclined to call them guidelines) it works just as well when you break them. -- Posted by mysticgohan at 8:39 am on Oct. 5, 2008 Yes there are rules, they are probably things people are over looking through. A photograph must be taken by a "camera" A painting should involve "paint" And so on and so forth. -- Posted by whoami111 at 12:49 pm on Oct. 5, 2008 depends, if you are talking about freelance work, impressions, you got complete freedom. if you are talking about concept, anatomy, anime, mechs, there are rules. -- Posted by BackPorch at 3:00 am on Oct. 7, 2008 I think there are rules that are meant to be broken. -- Posted by Midnight Frost at 7:26 am on Oct. 8, 2008 It seems that it's getting more and more difficult to define art. Almost anything can be considered art nowadays. -- Posted by youcef at 1:46 pm on Oct. 8, 2008 Art has guidelines/blueprints. Not rules. -- Posted by Fo Sho at 8:11 pm on Oct. 9, 2008 art is self expression. that's pretty much it. -- Posted by aysel star at 8:39 am on Oct. 10, 2008 From a very tradional and narrow sense, art does has rules (in terms of composition and style). But since the vanguardists of the 20th century, this has changed quite a bit. Many of these artists chose to break the existing rules in order to create new art forms that were not as elitist as the ones already established. They created a revolution in the art world. Now there are no rules, although you might still find scholars and critics who abide by those old-traditional rules and art theory. -- Posted by breakapart at 8:51 am on Oct. 10, 2008 of course art has rules.  Whether the artist chooses to incorporate those rules into his/her work is entirely up to them.   Art can be anything, but there are "rules" about what is actually pleasing to the eye.  Ever hear of the rule of thirds?  the rule of thirds is a "rule" for a reason.  It helps produce a more pleasing composition.  That doesnt mean the if you divide your photo into thirds it's suddenly a great photo, or that a photo that inst in thirds cant be wonderful.  It is simply a guideline. Pick up any art or design book and there will be rules and theories. Pages: 1 2  Next