Art in Cyprus

By Nicola George

What is art ?
When we sat down to discuss the creation of these pages, the first question asked was....
What is art ?

These are some of the answers we gathered, BUT before we proceed - we need, and want your opinion.

These were some proffered answers :
A product of conscious intention
Self rewarding activity
A tendency to unite dissimilar things
A concern with change and variety
Aesthetic exploitation of familiarity and surprise, or tension and release
The imposition of order on disorder
The creation of illusions
Indulgence in sensuousness
The exhibition of skill
A desire to convey meanings
Indulgence in fantasy
Aggrandisement of self or others
Illustration
The heightening of existence
Revelation
Personal adornment or embellishment

The functions

To adorn
To beautify
To express
To illustrate
To mediate
To persuade
To record
To provoke
To redefine reality
To redefine art
Gives meaning to life
Gives un-self-conscious experience
Provides paradigms of order and/or disorder
Trains perceptions of reality
Therapy