What Do You Consider Art?
Art or the phrase abstract art painting as defined by the dictionary is more of a form or an act of sorts. It is also defined as “a conscious esthetically meaningful arrangement of elements.” This definition is very confusing and really does not say much if you think about it. If you analyze the definitions and keywords you will be able to better interpret what art really means.
Conscious the first word to be examined literally means intentional. After that comes the word esthetically which is a reference to something in the beautiful realm. The third word “entity” which is the most prominent can be translated into an entity of sorts. After careful calculation we can now translate the definition a bit further in saying that art is executed deliberately, that art can be organized in a particular manner, and that there has to be some sense of beauty to it. Beauty is a word that can be interpreted in many different ways this is because it can be used to define anything, a noun, a time period, or even an act. Here we recognize a conscious effort to unveil the beauty in something.
There are many art authors who similarly recognize three major characteristics in works of art. Although some of these authors observe more we will only go over 4 of them for now.
The first and most obvious characteristic of art is that it is manmade and also that it is intentional. Whatever the medium be it painting, sculpture, film, dance, or theatre it was created for the purpose of being a work of art. Art is made out of something (elements) be it paint, words, waves of sound which are all formed through a type of expression
Another characteristic of art is that these works of art always exhibit the artists attitudes, feelings, and thoughts. Through these pieces or compositions expressions are then able to be communicated and instilled into the general public.
The third and most exciting characteristic of art is that it is original. Every painting, or song, or piece that is created is made out of scratch, it is a product of that artists mind. Artists have the ability to take things apart, then take those pieces and reform them into something new.
The last common characteristic of art is that people accept that it is art. If art is to be art then people must believe so. Art does not require that it be appreciated, it can even be considered disgraceful as long as society recognizes it as art.
See Jaclyn Hawtin’s website on Abstract Art Paintings for more details.
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