let me touch on a controversial issue hehe. it juz appeared in my mind for no reason.

u c, artists as in those ppl who draw some of them like to say, cheh, write story is not art. but are we so sure that literature isn't a form of art?

1st. how do u define art. i like to sae sth aesthetic is alr art. but wad is aesthetic ppl wld sae. i wld like to use wiki's definition, it's quite broad. quite along wif my line of definition of aestheitcs. Aesthetics (also spelled æsthetics) is commonly known as the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values, sometimes called judgments of sentiment and taste. More broadly, scholars in the field define aesthetics as "critical reflection on art, culture and nature." so u c, there are many forms of art - it can take picture, scribbling, doctor handwriting, music, even writing a poem and a story. thus i would consider literature is an art.

but i wld sae, literature is a more cheem form of art. u look at drawing, and playing a piano. it doesn't require u to know anyting do do these. to play the piano very pro, u dun have to be a diploma, lrsm, wadeva qualification. juz nid either talent, or lots of hardwork. u dun even need to know key signature, treble cleft, major minors to play good piece, although u may need those to communicate with other ppl who play piano. also, tink about drawing. it doesn't require u to be in aep to know how to draw isn't it? but do need to know texture, 3d, dimensions, background foreground etc. to be able to communicate in same lingo as other artists.

but for lit. it sort of different to me. cos to write great literature, u need to be of a certain proficiency of a language to be able to do it. and being able to express ur feeling in that language. that is the difficult part. i am able to express myself by playing piano. but somehow. i dun seem to be able to write very well either in english or chinese. some ppl sae i'm lazy. ya, maybe, if i spent more time talking coherently maybe i wld be better off. but there can be talent involved. all art forms require some talent, mugged talent isn't the best. so literature does seem to be a difficult art form eh?

interesting. i wonder hu comments.