Why is medium improtant to art?

Question

hey guys..kindly plz help me with this..i will really appreciate what your answers will be..im doing a research about arts..and i need more informations about it..tnx..:)

Answer 1

In the arts, media (plural of medium) are the materials and techniques used by an artist to produce a work.

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Answer 2

Medium is a tool. If art is about translating the abstract (i.e. feelings, thoughts) into the visible (paintings, photos, sculptures etc.), then you need a tool to help you do it.

The logic which follows is you must know your tool well. If you have a tool but do not know how to use it, then it defeats the purpose of having the tool. Hence every artist must know his/her medium well. If not, then what the artist intends to express will NOT get through to the audience.

Without a tool, art cannot be made visible.