Synopsis: What is art? Read on and find out.
A blank piece of paper - call it art. A drawing of a flower - call it art. A beautiful building - call it art. Art can be anything. Art is what one considers beautiful. If one draws a single line on a piece of paper and it evokes a feeling to another, that can be art.
The funny thing about us, as a society, we call numerous sculptures and paintings art because they are beautiful. And we've always tried to fit into the beauty standards that we have imposed. Take a look at those wonderful paintings during the Renaissance - big foreheads everywhere. Why? Because that was the beauty standard back then.
People will always call something 'art' and then other people will correct them by saying 'that's not real art, real art was made centuries ago'. Well, guess what, art is subjective.
So if you see something that you think it's art, it's art. End of story.