Art is anything beautiful and it does not have to be logical or have a specific sequence. Music, books, even food, is a work of art. You are a work of art. I am a work of art. The trees, flowers, and sunsets are a work of art. Math, however, is not.

Then what is math? Or science?

Not art? And science is based upon art, but math has come more into it. Math is logic, it's the preventer of belief and wonder

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Just as with beauty, art is in the eye of the beholder. I dont tend to care for abstracts as I'm a practical person. I'm an engineer, so I appreciate technical skill. Norman Rockwell is one of my favorite artists because he not only captured candid moments of ordinary people that everyone can relate to, but he did it with realism and painted exactly what he saw or imagined. I have great appreciation for still lifes, and have made many (including a self portrait as a teenager now 20 years ago). My art teacher at the time wanted me to stretch myself and do some weird stuff, he and I didn't mesh well... I don't mind some art that pushes boundaries, but not in general.

Art in the eye of the bee holder ( :

In my opinion, it's really just how someone looks at something, but I do agree that you can't go around calling something like dirt or mouse traps art.

Not sure.

Picasso looked like an amateur at times but he could back it.

Same with Miles Davis.

Well, van Gogh is definitely art. If you like Van Gogh is a different story, but what you like and don't like is not really a good indicator. I write books and computer games, and I consider both a form of art... That is if written with the heart and from artistic point of view and not just to fill your wallet, but hey, doesn't the same count for a painting?

There is "art" that makes me frown though. Take the picture I just showed. It's a big roundabout in the Dutch city of Tilburg. The house in the middle of the roundabout is considered "art". It's just a small empty house. All there is inside is a stairway between the top floor and the ground floor and that's it. It also moves around. Many of the locals deem it a waste of money, and which also distracts from the traffic situation, and that specific roundabout is a dangerous one. There are traffic lights there for a reason.

I've also heard that a painting called "Het Zwarte Vierkant" (The black square) was sold for millions, and all it has is a black square. I even heard of canvases full of shit (literally) were sold for millions and then I deem myself an idiot for not coming up with that myself. I'd be a f**king millionaire now if I did.

Those are of course, pretty clear examples. Look up the Dutch painter Karel Appel and tell me if you think his work is art. I guess it is, but personally I don't like it.... Daring a clear line I cannot... Art is always a matter of personal perspective after all.

Wait. THERE IS A LINE?

Whatever I think is beautiful

I like it, simple and gets to the point

Line eleven.