What is Art?

“What is art?” is question without a definitive answer. Art is entirely subjective, and every person’s interpretation is valid. I think of Art as anything I experience within the mental or physical context of artistic expression. In other words, it’s Art if you perceive it to be. Whatever definition you choose, you’re automatically correct.

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This piece started is life as a shelf in a garage. Or to go a bit further back, it started as a tree, which was probably harvested some time in the 1800’s. It was roughly painted a few times, and over many years it picked up scars, stains, cracks, nailholes and general patina of age. I looked at it and saw beauty, and considered that the artistic collaborators were Time and whoever interacted with this shelf over the years. A work of Art was not intended but one was created. I merely painted a label on it to assign credit.

“A Garage Made This Art” is available for purchase at my Reinsign shop on Scoutmob

 

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