What makes something artistic

An artwork need not be beautiful to be skilfully executed, meaningful and valuable. The defenders of art and its unique role in society usually claim art should be valued for its own sake. Art is valuable because it affords an aesthetic experience. In its creation and reception, as a form of self expression, imaginative engagement, cognitive as well as affective experience, source of individual and social reflection and contemplation, art has always been central to human life.

If it is true that the arts capture and express something unique, and aesthetic experience is intrinsically valuable, then we should consider the place for the arts in society and support and value artists for the important contribution they make.

By signing up you agree to our privacy policy. Article Being Human. Art is the purposeful intentions, put into motion to create ones own version of a master piece or what they would consider art.

Aesthetics is the philosophical study of art. If you think about what is enjoyable, or valuable about artworks, and why art is important, then you are considering issues to do with aesthetics. Art defined. Is it the creation or the reception of the artwork that matters the most? The forest on a rainy day, a pile of strings, a blot of colors on canvas, or even a photograph. If we all liked and disliked the same art, the world would be a disaster. On the contrary though, if we all liked all forms of art, the world would be more at peace.

Something is not art because it is beautiful; art is something because you think it's beautiful. Art is not beautiful because it captures the beauty of a flower. It is beautiful because it causes an emotion to blossom inside you like a flower. Everyone has a different view of art though. You may consider Picasso art, while your friend may like impressionism more than abstract art.

Not everyone considers abstract paintings, that look like a 2-year-old created it, art. They all say the same thing, "I could do that blindfolded. Some people consider nature art, while others consider only painting as art. But photography, ceramics, tapestry, drawings, watercolors, sculpture and yes, even music, dance and literature are art. Art, my friend, is everything and everything is art. Art, is finding the beauty in the little things or the whole big picture.

Art, is learning to walk and falling and learning to get back up again. Art, is a painting; art is a dance. Art is beauty; art is ugliness. Art is oppositions and art is positions. Art is a rainbow of emotions. This being said, something has been made art because of life. Lauren Glynn is a senior at Decatur High School.

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All rights reserved About Us. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. It means I have mastered the basic skill that sets the foundation for art. But to make it art, we must add our own creativity and meaning to skill. Entertainment is optional to art and not always appropriate.

But art must engage—otherwise its meaning never gets out. For example, last year a movie was released called American Sniper , depicting the true story of Chris Kyle, a record-setting sniper from the Iraq war, who struggled with and overcame PTSD, and then used his experience to help many other veterans cope with PTSD, only to eventually be murdered by a veteran he was trying to help.

The stereotype of modern art may be the best example to represent this divide. For one person, a square filled with a single bold color is not art—in fact it seems amateurish. But another sees great skill in the textures and methods applied, and great meaning in the resulting brush strokes, or simplicity, or boldness, or what have you. So is it art? This is where art gets subjective. For someone who finds meaning in the work, yes, this is art.

Also, even the artist cannot control what any individual takes away from a given work. That gap is the work itself. The art is really more the gap than the physical work.

And just to make things more complicated? Many talk about art as if it were a status instead of a category, and I think a lot of confusion stems from that. At the heart of this question, is the fact that so often, art gets associated with a special status. But none of these categories have any more or less value than the rest of them. You respond to what you respond to. I respond to what I respond to. Each of these is equal. I love this: Creativity enables you to imagine a beautiful picture; the skill of painting allows you to bring it to life.

You get that spark of creativity and you want the results now. But the work to turn that inspiration into the best end possible, that work starts long before inspiration hits … and continues long after.

I see them on dA. Like Denise says, you nailed it, Emily. And further, we simply must be able to say that something is art and another is not. Just as we must be able to say one thing is simply better than another.

Skill certainly helps us differentiate. Did Bach compose with more skill than Madonna? He sure did and is his music better? It sure is. I may be creative as a writer and artist.