Definition Essay: What Is Art To Me?

I find it impossible to say what makes art [art] for everyone else and can only describe what makes art [art] for me. A simple query on google asking this question will demonstrate there are many theories of what makes art [art] with no definitive definition. Sure many have attempted to define art and there are definitions listed in dictionaries, however, art is different for everyone and a personal choice. This essay is my personal opinion of what I believe, art is. Art to me is an individual and personal expression, something that evokes an internal feeling for the creator to create the piece. Art is a mode for an individual to communicate a message through media of their choosing and their mode of presentation and expression varies substantially, that is acceptable. Art is more than just a painting, sculpture, photograph or drawing, dance, music, etcetera, that meet a set of rules or criteria that are learned in art class or read in books. I do not feel art should be based on certain materials that are used or a specific definable technique. To be art an artist, one must just experience a stimulation or have an idea to create the piece and then create it. …show more content…
I feel it is a personal choice or an innate reason for this connection, something that evokes a personal response. Graffiti and tattoos I think are some of the most creative works, ever. Growing up in California, I remember sitting on the bus, on the way to school, stopped for twenty minutes at the railroad track crossing, admiring the beautiful paintings on the train cars and wondered who painted them and why. What is the story they are trying to share? Who is the creator behind the work and what is their story? My questions were never answered but still today I find their work