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The AssignmentWhat is Art?For your first Threaded Discussion, I want you to tackle the big question: What is Art? Be sure to include some information from Lecture 1 or 2 in your response to support your statements. This assignment, after all, is an extension of the lecture. Use what you see and learn.1. How would you define Art? What kinds of things would you label as Art?Can you think of one example of a specific work of art, or a specific object, that would support your statements? Embed an image of your choice.Explain your choice. For example:If you think “painting” is art, find an example of a painting you think is art (I’ll choose “The Mona Lisa” by Leonardo da Vinci, as an example – but you find your own).If you think “great automotive design” is art, find an example you think is art (I’ll choose the “1935 Auburn Boattail Speedster” – but you find your own).You can search for examples on the Web, and in the Lectures, which are all open for view. 2. What kinds of things would you label as not Art?Can you think of one example of a specific work of art, or a specific object, that would support your statements? Embed an image of your choice.Explain your choice.For example:If you don’t think “spatter painting” is art, find an example of a painting you don’t think is art (I’ll choose “Jet Art” by Princess Tarinan von Anhalt – but you find your own). If you don’t think a “mass produced object” is art, find an example of an object you don’t think is art (I’ll choose a “disposable paper coffee cu

p” – but you find your own).If you believe that everything is art, you must explain why, and you will also need to pick an example of something most people would not consider art – like that disposable paper coffee cup – and explain why it too is art. Pick an example you can illustrate with an embedded image. You can search for examples on the Web, and in the Lectures, which are all open for view. 3. What about the ancient Greek”s idea of Beauty?Is this the only quality, the best quality, a true work of art can possess? Can you give one example, from the lectures or elsewhere, of a work of art that is not beautiful, as the ancient Greeks would have understood the term, but that you think has other qualities that make it a work of art? The idea here is to pick an artwork from our own time that may not be beautiful, as the Ancient Greeks understood the concept of Beauty, but one we would consider a work of art today.Embed an image of your choice.Explain your choice. For example: I’ll choose Francisco Goya’s “The Third of May 1808” from Lecture 4 – but you find your own.You can search for examples on the Web, and in the Lectures, which are all open for view.4. What special qualities does a work of art possess that sets it apart from other things?This is an extension of the previous questions, but the focus here is on the special qualities a work of art possesses, rather than on the objects themselves. In answering this question, you can pull to together your thoughts into a summary of your ideas and a conclusion.