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Can fursuits be considered art? Mere tapestries for the soul on a fluffy canvas? Or are they as artistic as which clothes we decide to wear?

From the Snowfox English Dictionary:

Date: 2010-02-17 03:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] snowfields.livejournal.com
Art (Noun) - A cultural medium intended to provoke an emotional response.

I find the majority of fursuits leave me feeling very little. They're bland affectations of furry celebrity status, the London Furmeet "Fursuit Wan^H^Hlk" being a prime example of this: You're not worthy unless you're clad in the latest anthro design. I /am/ impressed by people that turn their hand to making ears, tails & whatever; that's a cottage craft and I think it should be applauded. I can also appreciate that as a pseudo tribal thing. Making totems and fetishes to signify your belonging to the larger group is something I can dig.

Fursuit Porn (Vulg.) - Pass me the kleenex :)

Does that count as art? Maybe. I think I like seeing the debasement of highly expensive creations in a shower of thick ropes of tepid manfat.




Re: From the Snowfox English Dictionary:

Date: 2010-02-17 11:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] slinkat.livejournal.com
Assuming most of the recognised suit makers started out as hobbyists, at which point do they cease being valued craft enthusiasts and start being what I guess some would call sell outs? What happens when you're good enough at making stuff that people ask you to make stuff for them?

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