Does art imitate life or the other way round?

Answer 1

Why can't it go both ways?

Answer 2

Art imitates life either by idealising it, or by caricaturing it. Or by realistically presenting it. As Aristotle said, ‘art is twice removed from reality’, the reality of life does not emanate for the expression of life however idealised that may be. A chair, for instance, is a concept in the mind the essence of which is conceived through human needfulness of such an article form the abstract world of out dreams then if an artisan enables that chair not only to be practical for purpose but also to be beautiful then the concept of beauty added to the concept of a simple chair is also a divine concept. And never in any stage of its formation chair has been an active agent in its own artistically representation.

Answer 3

I think both possibilities are real but not a the same time
there is a strong influence from life to art and teh other way round, you cannot separate it
there is no general direction of influence but when you look at this yours Documenta exhibition in Kassel/Germany you can find extraordinary art clearly influenced by polittical and social events/ tendencies
and the other way round is possible, too

Answer 4

Life imitates art. Life will always imitate something which is inanimate, yet sophisticated.

Answer 5

I think it's like a feedback loop with one influencing and inspiring the other in a continuous sequence that stretches down through time.Often you can look at a piece of art or an aspect of life and see that it is both cause and effect.

Answer 6

Prehistoric cave paintings depicted a spiritual world of hunting wild animals. They blended some of these creatures in surrealist poses with hybrid innovations. Half man-half antelope, mans body entwined with a snake, mammoths coming out of fissures in the rocks. They brought the spiritual world into the darkest recesses of the cave, imitating a life of one of power over the simple beast. Even children, whose footprints have been found in many such caves joined in the world of enlightenment over the land of dark mysterious creatures. They sought to rise above all in their quest to dominate their world and the one of spiritual guidance. Taught by Shamans who passed on hallucinogenic cocktails of wild plants to induce this dreamy world. Once recovered, the cave artists did not have to imitate the world, they controlled it through art, its representation and through imagery. That's why they still evoke mystery as to the exact date they were completed in, or what they saw different than modern man. Its is their spiritual gain, our materialistic enforcement that blurs the edges.

Answer 7

Art does not imitate. Rather, it communicates ideas.

Answer 8

art imitates life.....
life is life...
it is said that life can imitate art too.....
but thats just a human being imitating another human being's idea, or concept

Answer 9

It works vice versa.

Answer 10

i think art is how u see it ur self??? but please tell me more