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• What makes something a work of art? What kinds of things would you say could never be an artwork? What characteristics must it have for you to consider it art? • Why think about art? Why not just experience it? • Why do people make art? Why does art matter? • Are art and beauty essentially related? Does art have to be beautiful? What are the definitions of beautiful and ugly? • Why aren't natural objects works of art? Or are they? • What makes an artwork good? Why will people sometimes agree about what is good art or what is not good art? Why do we call some works of art masterpieces? • Do standards for good art stay the same in all cultures or groups? • Does art mean the same thing in every culture? In every group? Can we understand the meanings of artworks made in cultures other than our own? • Who determines the meaning of an artwork, the artist or the viewer? • What does it mean to evaluate or judge an artwork? Are some people's judgements more important than others? • Where do people obtain their beliefs about art? |
