Final Thoughts

As the course wraps up, I think that I have a deeper understanding of Art in general. I think that I actually get Duchamp, and think that his message is the one that I identify with the most. It is said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and art can be thought of in the same way. What is art? Yes the paintings in galleries are art, but art is more than oil on canvas. Everything is art. Art is sculpture, art is photography, art is 8,000 year old hand prints on cave walls, art is expressed in tattoos, and in the presentation of food in 5 star restaurants, art is film, and ultimately, art is whatever we perceive it to be, even a snow shovel.