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Does an intention have to be involved for it to be art?

Asked by wundayatta (58722points) January 13th, 2009

Or is art a state of perception; a statement of an aesthetic?

Is it the maker or the perceiver who decides if something is art?

If it is the perceiver, then couldn’t anything be considered art? Even a landscape? Or a dump?

If it is the maker, then couldn’t they, oh, draw a small mark on anything, and claim it is art?

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