Once upon a time I was writing a poetry curriculum and thought I had better look up the definition of poetry in the dictionary. #2 suggestion was the products of a poet. This did not seem entirely useful to me.
But it's a loose enough definition to cover pretty much anything.........by that token: art is the product of an artist.........
People have spent all sorts of time and energy discussing the question: WHAT IS ART?
If you look amazingly closely at the picture above --through the doors of the Gargosian Gallery on W.21st Street -- you will see some of Monet's Waterlilies. Stunning and glorious, and gosh how much running back and forth he must have done to produce these very abstracty paintings that form images from a distance.
This is not art at all, but fun nonetheless. On 23rd Street.....and not a lily in sight.
This is the work of my chum BERCH who decorates local diners for every possible celebration.
