what makes ART, ART?

Question

when should we be sure if an art object is really an art object?
how do we know that what we see in an art show (exhibition) or on the street, is or isn't art?

Answer 1

"Art is a selective recreation of reality according to an artist's metaphysical value judgements."

All works of art are the artist's expression of how things could or should be.

When this responsibility is avoided or abdicated you merely have decor; decoration.

Answer 2

Art, one should remember, is a "creation's" classification. That being so, there is no real "objective" criteria for art. However, it is safe to claim that art encompasses all human expressions, material or not. Art is not solely restricted to an art show, and these days, people desire to see a specific form that they deem art. So, while many things are art, /good/ art is one that conforms to the perspective of a certain somebody, be it socially contrived or not.

Answer 3

Unfortunately my answer will probably give you no joy.

Anything can be considered art, these days rolling multiple colours of paint over eachother to make some mess is considered art, I personally don't get that but there must be some that do out there somewhere...

Aesthetics are about appeal, if something appeals to you its likely you can easily find an aspect of it thats artistic...

Basically what I'm trying to say is that anything, and/or everything CAN be viewed as art.

Answer 4

Hey, im an artist making a living from designing business cards editing videos and taking photos let me tell you its not easy and its even more difficult to get started but its the best thing ever , if you love art thats the only thing you should do, one of my friends makes a living out of drawing pencil portraits of people and hes doing pretty good, just learn to adapt your skills to what people want in that way you can do what you love for a living

Answer 5

art is an abstrac thing. you can only determine the objects,paintings or whatever as art when you see something which is the main thing about a picture.then you called it as art. for example, when you see a picture of a baby eating a big-cut watermelon, u can see the main thing that the picture telling u is about a greedy baby feeling not enough to eat a small watermelon. therefore i call this as art

Answer 6

Art is an expression of beauty and/or feeling. Art can convey a message or story or it can mean something. Art is different for everyone consequently it can express different things.

Answer 7

It's art if you feel it is. Don't be embarrassed to care or not care for a created 'something'. Anything that you can appreciate aesthetically is 'Art', whether or not others think it so.

Answer 8

if it arouses feelings by its beauty, then its art. That means even death can be an artistic depending on whose senses are aroused by the event! I got the argument from a hangman and from Orwell's story, A Hanging.

Answer 9

if you look at it and think it's beautiful or interesting then it's art. if it doesn't have any meaning or you don't have any feelings for it then it's not art.