What is art?
Before we acknowledge the definition of "art" I think we should clarify something else. Helen Frankenthaler (1928 - 2011) Mountains and Sea, 1952 Oil and charcoal on canvas, 219.4 cm × 297.8 cm Leonardo da Vinci (1452 - 1519) The Last Supper, 1495 - 1498 Tempera on gesso, pitch, and mastic, 460 cm x 880cm Which of these paintings more exemplifies art? I'm not asking which one is more artistic or which has more value (monetary or emotional), I'm asking which of these is "more art" than the other. Both are equal. I do find one to be more artistic than the other, and each holds different values in the market and emotionally, yet both of these are equally art. This shows us that the artistic quality and value of a work and its status as art are independent. Now that we've established this, let's explore the definition of art. Since art isn't defined by its value or artistically, we have to ask what it is defined by. Looking back...
