Art is part and parcel of our life. Over the centuries people have been creating, looking at, criticizing and enjoying art. But only few of us think over the questions: what is art, what is its purpose and what creations can we call works of art. To answer these questions I found several definitions of art. Among them there are statements belonging to different spheres of art and science: philosophy, fine art, writing, music etc. I think that views from different sides must create an overall notion about a definition of art in my mind. So Pablo Picasso, a Spanish painter, draughtsman, and sculptor said: “Art is a lie that makes us realize truth”. Theodore Dreiser, an American novelist and journalist, wrote the following: “Art is the stored honey of the human soul, gathered on wings of misery and travail”. Johann Goethe, writer, pictorial artist, biologist, theoretical physicist, and polymath, was of opinion that the work of art is a mediator of the inexpressible. Edvard Grieg, a Norwegian composer and pianist, considered art an enigma, which he couldn’t find out. The Oxford Dictionaries give us the next definition: “Art is the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power”. Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher, defines art as the creation of any work due to freedom. And this means that the work is a work of art only when it was invented before its realization.
To my mind art is an ability to create incredible works from usual things; it is beautiful incarnation of great idea; it is subjugation of space; it is an illusion, an unreal reality. But the distinguishing feature of art in my opinion is an aesthetic pleasure. If people do not appreciate a creation, it can barely be called a work of art.
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