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| What is art? - Seeking an answer covered in fog ... |
What is
art? I've never read a definition I could accept without any objections. The
problem is that depending on how narrow or wide the definition is it's
something different. You
can't really compare the writing of a novel to acting a scene someone else has
written. It isn't unproblematic to compare free expression of the artist's
feelings to commissioned artworks. What about disciplines that aren't considered
art traditionally but require lots of creativity nonetheless? You have also to
take into account that in different cultures and epochs art is defined
differently.
However, I
was surprised to find out that I liked the suggestions I got when I typed
"art is" into the search field of Google more than the academic
definitions, which is why I'd like to share them here: