What is art?

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

Are we talking only about visual art? What about literature as art, or performance?

[Adrian II]

Are we talking only about visual art? What about literature as art, or performance?

All art. Film, sculpture, the works.

And come on, guys, I didn't ask for picture galleries. I can make my own. Inserting a picture in your post is fine, but at least tell us why. What do you make of it; what does it say about your expectations of art, your views, whatever?

[Fragony]

Well I expect pure genius that connects with me. I am a big fan of impressionism, the haystacks of monet are a great example, as are my completily pwning industrial aquarels you can see on the third pic in my post. My favorite work hangs in the petit palace in Paris, to the left first painting on the right, it shows the celebration of the 9th of june and it's absolutily swirling with activity. You forgot videogames by the way, some of them I consider to be art, Shadow of the Collosus, Okami...

[Adrian II]

[..] my completily pwning industrial aquarels you can see on the third pic in my post.

They look great.
Heijenbrocks, perchance?

EDIT
Probably not, too much light in them.

[ICantSpellDawg]

Art used to mean skill. Now it means whatever anybody wants it to mean. Very little is skill.

I equate most "artistic skill" these days with the level of "artistic skill" that is necessary to make spit hit the floor and then suck it back into your mouth.

The visuals presented by Adrian and that other guy can safely be considered art.

art police