(#3) What is art

There might be a million and one ways to go about looking at what exactly art is. I'll start with the most broad generalization I know... a piece of art is anything the evokes a reaction. Tired, sad, happy or down right pissed off at the world. It doesn't matter. If you felt differently after you viewed this "art" than when you walked in, then it did it's job. As far as substance goes, art can range from a painting to a piece of music to a diesel engine. It all depends on what your craft is. Art is not only limited to what Picasso was capable of creating or what Hemingway was able to write down, it runs much deeper than that. Art could be a quarterback threading a pass between two defenders, Michael Jordan dunking from the free-throw line, or perhaps crafting the perfect rocking chair. What one person views as art may be completely different than another persons take on it. Sort of changing my own view on art... I feel like art could be described as one person perfecting their craft in whatever way appeals to them. If you manage to parallel park in only three moves then I suppose this could be called art. I've successfully managed to further my confusion on this topic by writing this blog...