What is Art? (listening)

What examples does Phil Hansen give that could be considered art?

• a beautiful shopping cart

• a sack of candy bars or a chair

• a chair and a canvas

Does everyone agree on what art is?

• Yes, everyone knows what art is.

• Only artists, historians, and philosophers agree.

• No, it varies from person to person.

According to Phil Hansen . . .

• Not all art is beautiful

• All art is beautiful

• Beauty is the best way to measure art

How can we analyze art?

• Through beauty standards

• Through the elements of art

• Through the principles of design

Matisse said he paints . . .

• things exactly are they are in real life

• the emotions he gets from the table

• what he sees

What is important in conceptual art?

• Both the idea and the final product

• The final product

• The idea

How can we come closer to a definition of art?

• Understanding the artist's intent

• Interpreting the artist's product

• Combining the artist's intent and our own

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