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"What is art?" is a question that seems to keep recurring here.
On one level, it is simply a semantic question. The meaning of a word is determined by its usage. Therefore, over time time, we can be a part of deciding what art is.
I like to doodle with shapes and designs. They are not art, but they could be studies for art if I ever took the next step. In my mind, this is an example of a study. The artist "experimented" with this color of his; but he did not make the effort to turn it into art.
I would prefer to call this "design." The blue canvas might look great in a number of settings. Imagine a public room in a modern house with high ceilings and large windows with while walls and furniture with a few primary colors, or maybe just black. This painting would really stand out. Of course it would be better if you had three of them.
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I was there to see beautiful naked women. So was everybody else. It's a common failing.
Robert A Heinlein in "They Do It With Mirrors"
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