Advertising should not be confused or conflated with art.

By 2 keystricken on February 07, 2007

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1 Courier who disagreed, says

Advertising is a use of art, and neither is necessarily exclusive of the other.

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2 bignose who agreed, says

Courier: Yes, advertising *uses* art. It is not art itself.

Just as graffiti *uses* walls, it is not the walls itself.

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3 King-Billy Offsuit who disagreed, says

The art in advertising is art just like the graffiti on a wall is graffiti

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7 Cobra Baghdad who disagreed, says

I would also aruge that advertising is an art. You can't have a computer design an advertising scheme. It's an attempt to inspire emotion towards something....

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