What Should Be Considered Art?

Recently, I got to substitute teach in an art class. The assignment left by the teacher was very interesting and discussed 4 different pieces of "art" and what makes it "art." The first painting was called "The Chimpanzee Painter." It was a piece of art painted by a chimpanzee named Congo. The second piece of art was a picture of a piece of driftwood. The third was a picture of a man sitting in a street with a sign around his neck saying "I am art." The fourth was a pile of bricks which was displayed in a museum. It was contrasted with a similar pile of bricks being used for construction at a different location. The Chimpanzee PainterPhoto of a piece of driftwoodMan in the street saying, "I am art."Pile of Bricks The purpose of the exercise was to discuss what constitutes [Read more...]