1 – Nadia Leonard: What is Art?

Art has no definitive meaning. It is ever changing and evolving with the people who create it. Still, all art does have one commonality: it is the product of human creativity. This is not to say that every piece that stems from the human imagination must be praised as a success. Art can most certainly be both good and bad, and many factors, such as use of color and composition, can contribute to a work’s artistic achievement. However, just because a piece may not be aesthetically pleasing does not mean it is undeserving of the title art. Even a bad piece possesses the ability to provoke thought or emotion in the viewer. Perhaps this is how art should be defined: a product of human creativity that evokes feeling in the viewer. If so, art is something unique to every person.