But is it Art 

But is it art? Yes I do think all most anything can be called Art however whether it is a good work of art is up to each individual that views it and responses to it. I disagree with most of Brian Sewell’s article as I do not think that all great art works should be of traditional style and that the same set of rules should be applied to judge whether it is of any quality or not. I think if this were so all art would just look the same and there would be no questioning or challenging the work. I think that this is a very important part of making art works as to whether an individual likes or not it is a personal response as it is to make the art work is a very personal process.  I think this showed even in the past as most or all of the great artists and art movements were not understood in there time and caused much controversy by pushing certain barriers and questioning what is art?  My idea of what art is continuously changes. I think before I started HND public art I would have agreed with the arguments put forward by Brian Sewell but I think this is because I did not give conceptual art a chance and dismissed it before really taking the time to appreciate the work or thought behind it. I therefore did not have any understanding of what contemporary artists were trying to achieve. I still do not understand all or even most contemporary art but that is why I like it so much I have learned that you do not necessarily have to understand what the artist was thinking but rather your own personal response to the work is more important. I agree with Ekow Eshun article and that even if you do not like the art work or feel enraged by it, it has been a success to be able to provoke such strong emotions and challenges it can be called art. I feel contemporary artists are just trying to provoke that very question, ‘What is art?’ For example: 

 Piero Manzoni’s faeces in a can.

    “If collectors really want something intimate, really personal to the artist, there’s the artist’s own shit. That is really his.” (Piero Manzoni)  

Eve Hesse who uses empty space and voids to question life, art and the bigger picture.

  I still believe however to be a successful artists you should be capable of the fundamental disciplines of art and have a great knowledge of previous artists and their work. This is essential to be able to learn from them and progress as who knows what future art work will be like and I’m sure will be continuously challenged and questioned.