Creative Acts

In response to Elinter I would like to discuss the subject of art a bit more. Art is nothing special, it does not need to be pretty. Art can have a function.

Labelling
The label of art is not placed on it by the artist itself, but by the artworld. An artworld consists out of all people contributing to a work of art, for instance a painting. It's not just the artist, but the guy who makes the paint, the linnen, the critics, the gallery owner, and ofcourse the public. They, often leaded by specialist, can lable art. So how about this individual touch? An artist cannot make a work of art without the people supporting him, the artworld.

Modernism vs. Contemporary art
Ever since the modern period of art, starting well let's say, after the postimpressionism, art has had the function of investigating itself. That's why Duchamp created his bike, his urinal, and why Warhol created the Brillo Boxes. These objects were art only cause they where placed in an enviroment that gave it the lable of art. Warhol completed the investigation with is Brillo boxes, and after those one cannot speak of modern art anymore, only of contemporary.

What's it made for
The main goal of art is, according to a group of critcs with a functional view, giving the viewer a esthetic experience. This can be whatever, disgust, beauty revealing, anger making. If it moves you, it can be named art. Contemporary art can definitly move you. It already made you think.
Other only believe that art is art when made by certain rules. The maker of art has to be recognised by some institutes. Therefore, these people say if work is made by someone with an artschooldegree, by the conventions of that period or style. So contemporary works can be art according to these rules.

In the end, people tend to find art what they think is art, free from all conventions. However, they're still extremely influenced by their social network and artcritics. Therefore, some people have taken it as their tasks to name art. These people fill the museums, the theaters and so on. But look behind those rules, conventions and try to see what moves you. But, a work being art, in my eyes, is Brillo Boxesnot an opinon, but a fact