What is Art?
Paul Cézanne was a painter from the 18th century that is greatly known for his piece, “The Basket of Apples.” The painting, at first glance, features--shockingly--only a basket of apples. But when inspecting deeper, it's actually a break from past painting styles. For example, when looking at "The Hay Wain" by John Constable, the landscape is painted in such a way that everything is taken in from one perspective, whereas "The Basket of Apples" warps the images in the painting so that anything can be viewed from a different viewpoint. Therefore, Cézanne's art piece used something that is necessary in all of art: the expression of what is inside the brain. This is not to say that Constable's art was "wrong," but Cézanne had created something revolutionary. pingu is making art Personally, for something to be art, it does not have to be extraordinarily great or outstanding. It just must reflect what an individual is thinking. For example, this ...
