"The point it, that every piece of art changes your whole perception of the rest of the world for the rest of your life. And it's not a joke! And if it doesn't, then it's not art, it's a commodity."
- Laurence Weiner
It's hard to judge art really. What people view as art differs from person to person. To me, a line on a canvas looks stupid, but to someone else that may be the greatest work of art they have ever seen. On top of everyone having a different opinion about what is good and what isn't, what even is art? The definition of it is so broad that it's almost impossible to actually have only specific things be considered art. Sure there are all those paintings and drawings and sculptures and such in museums and they are all considered art. But is that all art is? I know people consider a variety of films to be works of art too, but I don't really see those movies up in museums, so does that mean those films aren't art? It's hard to say. I do agree with the quote about how art is supposed to change how you view life. If it doesn't, then what's the point of it outside of a way to get a heck of a lot of money?
Personally, I'm sick of seeing art that people know nothing about on purses and shirts and folders and bookmarks and posters just because it's "trendy" or "cool." I'm not claiming I know squat about artists and art, 'cause I don't, but I mean I think people should at least know something about what they're carrying around. I think today's society is so concerned with money that it is starting to make all art seem like a commodity. This mass-production of art is making these images so common that I feel like it takes away from the beauty of the work and instead of it being unique, it's just a pretty picture like everything else.
