Is it Art? Consider the list below. In pairs, order the list of items and activities below into a hierarchy of 5 groups: definitely art, probably art, undecided, probably not art, definitely not art. Definitely Art pottery Manufactured pots and pans gymnastics football Mount Everest A holiday snap-shot of Mount Everest A painting of Mount Everest a beautiful face A rock that happens to resemble a face A child’s drawing of a face An artist’s drawing of a face An artist’s drawing of a face in the naive style of a child opera Rap music A piece of music generated by a computer The Mona Lisa A perfectly detailed accurate copy of the Mona Lisa A print of the Mona Lisa A copy of the Mona Lisa with a mustache and beard added Probably Art Undecided Probably Not Art Definitely not Art A person dripping paint randomly on a canvas A monkey dripping paint randomly on a canvas Jackson Pollock dripping paint apparently randomly on a canvas A bucket and mop left in an art gallery by a cleaner A bucket and mop exhibited in an art gallery by an artist Tatoos Video games What counts as art? Can anything be art? What criteria need to be met in order for something to be art?
