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A few of my recommendations for this category are:

Dunno Yet and Into The Oh both of which are made by Jebadia

and Bakadeshi's Eternal Sky

Now, I'm curious:

How do you define the "artness" of a video?
The definition for the category leaves this rather ambiguous.

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The primary trend here I'm detecting is that of aesthetics vs. semiotic undercurrents, outward vs. inward.
Clearly, the aesthetic and outward side is winning in popular terms.

I'd rather see something that has a lot of inherent and optional symbology, rather than something that is a symbol as a means for itself.

To me, the view of art as based primarily on aesthetics is offensive.

The choices I made were base on how well the videos flowed from one scene to the next, whether or not they were abstract, and that they left you soothed/at ease. I'm sure everyone else has their own definition of the category. >_>

It's like enjoying abstract art or figurative art... not everyone like the same pictures...
I like Corran's definition
I'd like to understand what you mean here Otohiko, but for that I'd like to see some of your nominations for this category (qualified ones, I mean). Which video of Kai Stromler did you nominate, for example ?

EvaBebop

RPBP: The Assumption of Innocence

That's what I'd call art.

I disagree about the appropriatness of "Image" for this category. (Not disparaging the video, just talking categories here. )

It certainly has a large artistic element in the design of the effects, especcially early in the video when it is mostly freeform. However, I think it would be a crying shame if best effects and most artistic became synonomous in the coming years.

When I think artistic I think form and function, beauty and meaning. Corrans definition is definatly part of it as an action video has a hard time with this (though not impossible, "Whisper of the Beast" stuck me as suprisingly artistic when you really pay attention.)

In some sense though, artistic will always be something of a gut reaction for me. I look at it and I say to myself, "this is art." Or not to myself, an artistic video is the best face of AMV's. I can show "Playground Love" to someone and say: look, AMV's are (or have the potential to be) ART.

In my mind a truly artistic video fits into this category above all others. Including effects.

"Joy of Rebirth" certainly deserves a nomination is this category

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=52558

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=58009

Final Fantasy VIII - Muse - Stockholm Syndrome

I'd like to try and nominate my own video. If you like it at all, I ask you to nominate it too.

Otohiko wrote: At least Kai Stromler is still there, to my consolation.

Thank you for the ad ^_^ Found nice AMVs there.
And I can recommend -- (rubicons) for at least a view..