Define art.?

Question

i have an intro to theater class and we had to define art. the majority of the class agreed that 'art is what artists do.' i don't quite agree with that. what is your definition of art? please help.

Answer 1

the world and everything in it. whether it be good or bad. beautiful or ugly, it is still a creation. and that is what art is. a creation that can be expressed in countless different ways. the art of painting, the art of office work. teh art of love, the art of hate.

Answer 2

Art is existence.  You can find art in everything.  Art is beauty, where positively or negatively. And everything is beautiful

Answer 3

Excuse me saying that 'art is what artists do' is in no way a classification or definition of 'Art'  thats like saying that selling is what salesmen do........and there are so many types of salesmen........

Art is about feeling emotion whether it be music-dance-theatre-sculpture-or classical painting...poetry or writing a novel  etc....  Then finding a way to share this....

Art is the most wonderful thing that we humans have, a way to express our individuality.  If we are desperate to find a way of saying something......

there are so many different forms of art that will express all the emotions ..................

I am frustrated that the class was allowed to get away with such a benign definition.... surely the tutor pushed for more...

if not they are typical of todays tutors...easy option...