HUM 223 - notes from class discussion -

Art - definition

What is art?

• self-expression of emotions and feelings, background of artist/creator, share emotion w/ others thru music, dance, drawing, etc.
  
• a worthy creation produced from a person's expression that has esthetic value
  
• quality of your skills, applied, designed --
  illustrative expression of emotions -- what you're making stands out, means more than what you actually see
  
• unique ideas, expression or methods refecting emotions -- self-exprssion plain and simple
  
• something made intentionally to express the inner emotions and/or culture of its creator
  
• depends on past experience, things that inspired creators of art
  
• craftsmanship, creative
  
• creative, applied and designed by someone
  
• a way of expression
  
• expression of thoughts feeling thru activites, like painting
  
• personal stimulant expressed emotion through an exposure form