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Attila,
Thanks for the debate, as usual it was thought provoking and left much resolved and a few more questions, but also some new thoughts to explore.
About four years ago I wrote a short article titled "Defining Bonsai" and in it I offered the following definition for bonsai, "A living, artistically created, idealized vision of a tree, cultivated in a container."
Carl Bergstrom then added to this definition and it became, "A living, artistically created, idealized vision of a tree, cultivated and displayed in a container."
This led to a really good and (as usual for AoB) civil discussion on what exactly a bonsai is, those interested can read the entire article and discussion at http://artofbonsai.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=195
Idealized vision, that just about covers any form of bonsai, even if one took it to surrealism or other artistic forms of expression. The problem is not in the creation, but in the judging which is based on comparing an artistic creation to only what occurs in nature instead of the sole image presented.
Will
Thanks for the debate, as usual it was thought provoking and left much resolved and a few more questions, but also some new thoughts to explore.
About four years ago I wrote a short article titled "Defining Bonsai" and in it I offered the following definition for bonsai, "A living, artistically created, idealized vision of a tree, cultivated in a container."
Carl Bergstrom then added to this definition and it became, "A living, artistically created, idealized vision of a tree, cultivated and displayed in a container."
This led to a really good and (as usual for AoB) civil discussion on what exactly a bonsai is, those interested can read the entire article and discussion at http://artofbonsai.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=195
Idealized vision, that just about covers any form of bonsai, even if one took it to surrealism or other artistic forms of expression. The problem is not in the creation, but in the judging which is based on comparing an artistic creation to only what occurs in nature instead of the sole image presented.
Will