What is art?

[BananaBob]

I agree; a lot of modern art is really decoration and a lot more doesn't even deserve that title.

But it sells. There is a market for it and it is large enough to justify the mass production of crap on a scale the world has never seen. It's a bit like tv and film, actually. I mean, compared to the number of good movies that come every year, isn't it amazing how much really bad television you can watch round the clock every day, truckloads and truckloads of cheap shows, junk games, pseudo-literate public service crap, useless health advice, giggling anchors, idiots blabbering about the weather, movie stars, themselves? Jeesus!

And it pays! It's a trillion dollar industry.

Well, Id say Art is an aesthetic attempt at creative expression. Their is a huge demand for abstract art because everyone wants to be cool and have a chic factor to them. But, art could be just someone splashing paint on a wall. The chances of getting a good result are rare, but it could happen. In regards to 'skill'... Their is the vast topic of art theory (eg shape, colour, etc), and if you follow this theory, you almost have a guaranteed decent art piece. The goal and the end of toiling away meticulously and studying the masters is the same as the self styled maestro punch a canvas: aesthetic pleasure of the viewer. Following either path is difficult: effort and luck respectably.

My thoughts on it anyway

[LeftEyeNine]

Art is brain fart.

Everybody does (you can't prevent some from saying that he/she is doing arts) and essentially the owner can actually stand it at all terms.