Art Without Boundaries: A Narrative Analysis

I am going to begin this essay with a heartfelt apology. I wanted to get this out of the way because this is going to be a very opinionated essay, comparable to that found within the last two pages of the online reading Art Without Boundaries. Unlike the aforementioned reading, I do not believe art has cultural boundaries. Neither in the past and especially not in today’s multi-culturally embracing society. There used to be an understanding that (good) art transcends all boundaries. Up until I read the last online chapter, I was under the assumption that art should seek to be aesthetically pleasing to the observer. I am neither from the Chinese culture nor am I a florist, but I appreciate the porcelains that the Chinese were able to create during the eras studied in this course. I am also of the opinion that ‘good’ art requires that the artist possess some degree of skill. As I am …show more content…
To play this instrument, there has to be some skill involved in rotational breathing while manipulating the vibrations of your mouth. I guess contemporary art critics do not agree with these notions of the art we observed? I am of the firm opinion that they do not. For some inexplicable reason, art connoisseurs began propagating sophisticated nonsense about the art they observed. I am guessing to appear more cultured than the average Joe. Given the fact that people love to follow, this ridiculous practice quickly grew. This nonsense continued to grow exponentially until the public shut off their senses completely and began simply agreeing with whatever theories the “expert” would conjure about the choice of color pallets. I thoroughly believe this practice has crossed over into the academic field, allowing outrageous opinions to be published as fact. The opinion in question is that of Yoko Ono’s contribution to contemporary art as a multi-cultural icon. This paper will argue that the only boundaries that exist, stem from those who have superficial authority over