While reading my fellow classmates' blog, I stumbled upon an interesting question posed by my friend Amanda Olsen. She was talking about Doodles and art, and also how doodling helped her maintain her focus. In her blog she was talking about a mutual friend of ours sketch of a 'what is art?' octopus, and I do have to say, it is really amazing and although I would not call it high quality art, I would definitely call it art. In my opinion, doodles are just a type of crude art, but still art nonetheless because they are a way people express themselves and try to create art.
Now as for the question of whether the Infamous Plato would have agreed with her, In the fact of doodles actually being beneficial, I think he would see no harm in them, because as opposed to other types of art, doodles are mainly a way to vent out your feelings or to occupy ones time when bored. Although he might think there are better ways to spend your time, I believe that even he could see the value of expressing oneself, especially when doodles aren't really for showing other people to try to provoke their unnecesary emotions.
Now, Amanda, my question to you, or anybody else for that matter is, do you think doodles, since they are done for slightly different reasons then other art, can be at the same artistic level as any other kind of artistic medium?
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