Art, art...how doth thou do?

        Hello! For a quick introduction, I am Genesis and am 19 years old. I have one older sister and this is my second semester at CCA. So, what is this thing we call art? 

        As I sit in my living room there are different colors around me. On one side of me there is a white wall with a pretty white curtain and in front of me there is a red wall with a beautiful picture that has words such as "France", "en vogue", and "noir" . In this picture the focal point is a dress that is hanging from a hanger and takes the appearance of someone actually wearing it. Among other items in our living room is a glass table, black picture frames, and cute little square boxes on our wall that act as mini, decorative shelves. My mom is an excellent designer and very creative. This living room's flair can be credited to her.

       In our living room you can also find a magazine and find books that have a cover that consists of, perhaps, drawings and/or photos, and words in phrases or titles. Could this be considered art? Could the decoration of our living room be considered art? How about sports or even making necklaces. What is art?           

      According to the Websters Dictionary Online, art is "1 : skill acquired by experience, study, or observation, ". To me, this would make sense. We do use the word to refer to skill. Perhaps like "the art of war" or "to learn to trust another human being is an art". So, maybe decorating a wedding hall or even decorating for a party like a Quinceneara could be considered an art because it is a skill...a craft. Would that make it like art in the sense of what Leonardo did? I think in a way it could because even our book mentioned how an artist works at things until they are "just right", and even someone arranging flowers does this. What do you think? The very last definition is "6 : decorative or illustrative elements in printed matter". Could this mean magazine covers could be considered art too? I admit, I'm stretching this one a little bit but maybe it could be? When I think of art I think of things like dancing, creativity, music, and drawing. Of course there are other things like writing, acting, and photography...but maybe even drawing on your shoe could be art. Then again, maybe it;s the intention behind "why" one is drawing on their shoe and "for what reason" that makes it art in some eyes...hmmmm

       Either way, art is a beautiful and potentially powerful thing and we at least know some, if not yet all, of what it is like.