I need to know what criteria we use to evaluate art throughout the ages?

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I just need a good explaination of the above question in about two to three sentences with some good knowledge about art.

Answer 1

This is a very difficult question, because usually the judgments are intuitive, made without deliberate steps of reasoning and, especially, without verbalizing. Let's try to put the process into words. The two underlying questions about any work are: What makes this unique? What gives this value?

Within the range of aesthetic creations falls everything in this world that isn't purely functional, as a machine. Aesthetic creations range from potholders and doilies to liturgical hangings to the abstract and sculptural art of contemporary fiber artists. How do we encompass such varied things? We don't. Instead, we narrow the field and don't include potholders or works that merely follow patterns without doing anything more. Such works may be "good" for their class, but we judge them not appropriate for serious consideration as art.

People have been arguing about what art is since the days of Classical Greece and no complete definition has ever been established. Among the factors that seem to define art today are: originality, an ability to communicate an idea or emotion or some sort of message, a transcendence of the literal, and a quality of mystery or multivalence. Art involves some personal expression by the maker, as well as expressive choices that are not simply arbitrary, but have some explainable meaning. Art is not just a concrete object; rather, it operates on a metaphoric level—the concrete object refers to other things, and the personal idea or image suggests a universal that can be shared. Art is never a simple or obvious statement; instead, there is always a depth to it that holds our interest and allows the art work to be reinterpreted over time.
Art is public expression and is subject to measurement by critical reviewing.

Answer 2

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