Art it up.

This weekend. I need in essence two projects done by tuesday. As a requirement, I look up an artist every week, and this past week, I came across an artist who was famous for drawing squares. My first instinct was, "How could that be considered art?! I could do that!" 

And then it occurred to me. Art is not something that can be defined in the context I originally remarked upon it as. Art is an expression of the person. It's not something that can be defined by the technicalities or originality. Although, its popularity often largely depends on the accuracy to reality, or sometimes not at all, it's truly about expression of the artist themselves. 

Although I personally would not express myself by making a painting of a black canvas and then being finished, if there was a motive behind that black canvas, kudos. If art doesn't have a motive, I can't help but not consider it art. Something can be considered 'artistic', but for it to be undeniably art, there has to be at least a feeling or thought put into it.