In her blog, in a response to my question, Denise posed the question, If you had to create a definition of art from examples, which works, and qualities of those works, would you choose?
This question seems to be simply answered by simply: good art. I guess or suppose every person would immediately think of this answer. If we wanted to show a person something or explain something to a person without actually defining what that thing was or using words, you would show examples and the best examples at that. You would show them the ones that you find the most intriguing or the most beautiful. You would show them this and say "This is art." You would show them a Picasso or the Mona Lisa or you would show the most inspiring or striking piece of work you could find and tell them that this what art is. You would point at the brush strokes and the likeness of the work to the subject of the painting and say this is what makes it art. At least, this is what I think you would show but how can I speak for each person? Maybe the next person hates Picasso or thinks the Mona Lisa is overrated and too simple. Maybe the next person hates art in general or hates portraits and loves cubism. Maybe the brush strokes mean nothing to the next person and all they want to see are the lines and shapes within the painting. Or maybe they do not find paintings art but find literature and poems art and point out the flow of the words and the ease of the speech. Each person would show a different view and side of art and say, this is it, this is what art is, at least to me. These are the features that make it so. But can we say who is right and who is wrong in their assumptions?
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