Today in class the idea was presented that maybe we have no working definition of art because art is an ever changing thing. More and more different types of art are being discovered all the time and make a possible definition of art hard to pin point. One can argue that art is almost like the universe. So vast and big, there is still allot to be discovered. Stating this, however, makes one think, what is the universe? Much like art, the term the universe is something encompassing a large array of things and making an actual definition is very hard to do. A difference between the two; however, is when new things are discovered in the universe they get added to what is refereed to as the universe. New art forms also get entered into the category art but how is it possible if there is no definition of art? How does art attract people and observers when they don't really know what it is they are looking at and observing.
Therefore a question arises, the fact that art is so mysterious without a definition; is that what makes it appealing to people?
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