What is Art?

In this video, you’ll learn more about what makes and defines art. Visit edu.gcfglobal.org/en/creativi... to learn even more.
We hope you enjoy!

[@zukozula]

this video is art

[@Burritoman078]

I mean it is actually

[@mariamustafa7027]

yaeh what ever

[@janberagus8928]

is an*

[@salycheam8547]

Yeah it is only about art

[@TheRealArtDoctor]

Not really

[@Josh_x7]

Art is our assignment thats why im watching it

[@maryjanegibson3134]

Exacly the same for me lol🙃

[@namankataria4142]

I am a Science Student and I have randomly searched for this : Definition of an artist. Art People. Hatsoff....

[@orrenuirui2775]

I used to be a science student too but I recently dropped out because I m more fond into arts and science was just a backup plan that didn't really work out. So, I m finally feeling free and confident enough in my decision to study arts though I lost my year but Ik it's all gonna be worth it cause I m doing what interests me : ) wish me a luck.

[@jaijeevj8064]

Science is also "ART"

[@amyhussey4956]

Thank you SO much! This is a perfect video to share with my intermediate elementary students. I have been trying to design "What is Art?" lesson and this is a perfect addition. The only suggestion I have is perhaps adding a segment about sometimes knowing /learning about the artist's intent can change the way one feels about the art.

[@GCFLearnFree]

Wonderful!

[@mariakelly6353]

I never thought of art as just a label. Interesting take!

[@betawarier346]

Art is an expression of who and what we are about (most of the time not all the time)

[@alexivy8732]

not always

[@alexivy8732]

someone can make a film about murder but not be a murderer, art is anything that is an expression of our creative mind

[@betawarier346]

@@alexivy8732 Wise Words

[@alexivy8732]

@Nired Kik true however its not always that, art isnt always about who we are, sometimes its about what we think, what we dream, and those things arent really related to who we are, depending on what type of thought it is

[@Ponakalaranjit456]

Is any work of art, worth millions of dollars? Why or why not?

[@fineartist7710]

I am a professional artist and instructor and find this video to be excellent. I just presented it to my zoom art workshop.

[@GCFLearnFree]

Wonderful!

[@jaypady9463]

It is not just about stirring emotions it is about moving the person's eyes their ears their nose even their senses together and stimulating their brain all of these things together are what Art is!

[@adamallred7615]

This came handy for my 10th grade World History class, thank you!

[@timmytoms__]

You're art. Yeah. You. The one that read this comment.

[@ianmusic911]

No I'm not.

[@bruh......2005]

@@ianmusic911 Yes you are

[@kriyaprashant4141]

You're art too..😊

[@caramelc0rn]

Ulises Castillo it’s a metaphor.

[@mfcursed8856]

@Ulises Castillo CHILL DOWN BRO YOU DONT HAVE TO BE MEAN AND DONT CALL HIM STUPID YOU ARE

[@ErinThePal]

I feel like it's just me who came from my art class..

[@melissadube3181]

You got it for school tooooo!!!!!

[@b.musliudeen8519]

Me three

[@zumanakauser9026]

Nope me too

[@helloihavenoideawhatimdoingrn]

Me too

[@Sameer_Landis]

Me too

[@imaworldchangerofficial4646]

For me art is everywhere, anything we can see in this world is an art, the tress, animals, rivers, Earth's surface, atmosphere and specially human being is what we called art. For the scriptures says in Genesis 1:1, in the beginning God created the heaven and Earth, and if you read the whole of this verse, you can see that mankind are created in the sixth day, therefore everything we can see in this world is Gods masterpiece, so art everywhere.

[@jovertvillapane69]

❤

[@kevinchang0527]

This should be the answer I've been looking for: art is anything that stirs emotion in you I never get things like why people buy luxuries of well-known brands like LV or things like that, but I do feel amazed by city and building designs

[@peynnep6483]

and I feel amazed by things that are'nt "typical luxery" like a anime drawing, animations, realistic drawings, music, making something with skills and soul

[@randomish4285]

Same. Like art means so much more than just visually pleasing. I've always hated sharing my art because some people stated that abstract art isn't art. Like I wouldn't care if they hated it or called it trash, but people calling it not an art seriously hurt.

[@rattfratz4288]

If anything that stirs emotionis art, is a bad fanfiction with Mary Sues etc art when a 12 year old reads it and feels something?

[@sasnad3]

​@@randomish4285you are on point. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@carolinaavalos8092]

Great video, I'll show it to my students as an intro to Art History.

[@GCFLearnFree]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@alexivy8732]

well, for me, art is an expression of our creative mind

[@cryboi.mp4_848]

I think art is a vision that stirs emotion. i specify it to that cus there’s some people who make “art” for the sake of money, for example some movies out there

[@thegoatleo]

EARTH without ART it's just EH

[@Alex-hc1if]

Nice very articulate

[@Ivan_1791]

Cool.

[@beatrizrodrigues1298]

lol true

[@paoliitach7203]

Actually it's just us

[@MEATFACEFILMS]

ok my middle school art teacher

[@ACLPaintings]

Yes, for me I reallly love art. and it's my passion to do art daily . People laugh at me of what i am doing, but for me its a passion and it gives more meaning to me. Thanks for motivating me through your video.

[@GCFLearnFree]

Love that!

[@abakywacky4775]

Who else is forced to watch this

[@shook2570]

yep lmao

[@carmenboooiii9500]

yep

[@mariayolandaorona9601]

me for my school

[@Bella-gu4hb]

For school.🏃🏼💨

[@a-deezwasher6977]

School

[@telugutrolls2.041]

Awesome content keep up the amazing work

[@p_neath358]

My teacher : what is art? Me: typing “what is art” 🤣

[@AmbientWalking]

This is a great way of thinking about art! Thank you! ❤

[@GCFLearnFree]

Thanks for the positive feedback!

[@TarekAhmed-my9ji]

Wao... that's a really nice video. You explained beautifully. I want to see more videos :D

[@mugii4807]

ART IS EXPLOSION!!!! DEIDARA

[@ACLPaintings]

Yes for me Art is life art is more on passion to organize things, Inspiring other people. This idea is good.

[@fatemajohora9670]

Art is a poem without words

[@timmytoms__]

🎵

[@mollywalker7151]

Thanks for this video! A perfect video for the first day of art! the students love that art is anything that provokes a feeling in you! :)

[@gaminggoo1157]

art is anything that involved a creative effort of any kind

[@chinna2680]

Perfect content for ART

[@Bc2ast]

As an art educator I would only bring this video to the table in order to critique the mainstream perceptions of what art is as portrayed in this video. It's a reductionist idea to think that all people can come to position on art as valuable and relevant if the reading is uniformed, and it often is.

[@alekjovanovski3087]

Art is the highest of that what you decided to do. Its when you master some technique nearly to perfection. You made your own style, your principle of working ... Until you reach this point, you are only practicioner, an amteur in the field of art. Modern people think everything is art, ha ha. I find that really funny. This is how i describe it. I would be happy to hear your opinion on this subject.

[@RelativelyBest]

@@alekjovanovski3087 My definition - and this is just my personal philosophy that I developed on my own with no formal education on the matter, so I don't pretend to be an authority here - is that artistry is "the process of refining a certain set of values particular to the artist", and art is the practical expression of that process. This is not exactly the same thing as simply mastering a given creative discipline. It's more about pursuing a personal ideal via that discipline. (The two do, however, tend to develop together in a sort of symbiotic relationship.) As an example, say a carpenter learns how to make a chair. Once he has perfected the skills to make a certain model of chair, he may apply this to other chair designs, and so on, until he can expertly craft a large number of different chairs. At this point he is extremely skilled at chair making, but that's still just craftsmanship; something you could learn just by following instructions or program a robot to do for you. It becomes art once our carpenter starts to consider how he thinks and feels about chairs - what chairs mean to him and what aspects of them he finds particularly important, pleasing or stimulating - and then tries to make chairs that embody those values as closely as possible. Now just replace chairs with music or paintings or narratives. That's my take on it, anyway. I hope it makes at least a bit of sense.

[@alekjovanovski3087]

@@RelativelyBest I think that you are more close to explaining the complexity behind art. even tho i study art. But the pursuit for art is subjective, it does not matter how one wants to learn about it (formal or not). I''m just happy when some one awake himself and start asking the question you mentioned. Good example.

[@Ivan_1791]

@@alekjovanovski3087 Do you have any idea of a good assay about art? I would be very interested in reading one that is quite complete and at the same time clear and direct.

[@AlexCaloza]

alek jovanovski nice

[@sunduso2511]

Watching this because of my art class 🧍🏾‍♀️

[@user-su4cr7eg3j]

Vamos Peñarol🖤💛

[@johnthomasgreenleejohnthom1811]

Yay thank you a nice short version

[@Nekomesha]

art is that which depicts something beyond itself

[@theformersmartguy1690]

im here after checking out a virtual reality art museum called museum of other realities i havent explored it all and ive never been one to think much about art but it was super cool and i wanted to know a bit more about what it means to be art

[@ramztutorialeducational5692]

Art expresses who we are..Very detailed and helpful information ,one more I think very nice editing ..Good job

[@GCFLearnFree]

Thank you so much 😀

[@shaliniverma5144]

Art is where my heart is

[@Eris123451]

Art is an exploration of our experience of the world; which is to say it's anything that you can get away with.

[@mackenziegirl1902]

Literally during class watching the same thing that my teacher is showing us lol 😆

[@jonbeth44]

Art is language that needs to be learned, with efforts and discipline, then once mastered can be enjoyed.

[@jaydenlane1191]

I love art it is so fun and intresting

[@YouSuprised]

Then we should stop calling everything art, in order to preserve the effort and discipline that a person musters over years of practice (with or without education). I call an someone an artist when that person has tried to perfect a certain discipline of creativity and is able to 'positively' create inspiring/creative thoughts in others. They posses uniqueness and quality not found in others. People nowadays with bad intentions use this in the wrong way unfortunately. A stuffed dead chimpanzee with finger nail paint and lipstick is not art, but a expression of degeneracy. A mockery of true beauty that is within the human being. However, many modern day 'artists' and 'art lovers' still say it is art because of the story and meaning behind it. I still will refuse to share their worldview ideas about art and expression. A banana taped on a wall with duck tape is not art. It was said that the banana taped on the wall was an expression of rebellion against the absurdity of capitalism. Why then do we not call all activists 'artists'? Aren't Antifa and BLM with their many expression and appearances then also not a form of art? See, people do not seem to care about the title, but the dominance in gaining a position of influence and power gained by the word 'artist' and 'art'. A portion of modern day artists want to control, dominate, manipulate, influence our perceptions of reality. Post-modernist thoughts and Marxism is what we are actually experiencing. This activism and rebellion against the society and the system. Yes, the artist of old often expressed their disdain of powerful individuals or their governments, but they did not intent to negatively alter the perception of reality of the peoples. Modern day 'artists' more certainly inject their own wicked and often untrue perception of reality, which is highly off-putting and sometimes even dangerous. However many people fail to notice and see this. People prefer beauty over wickedness. A child doll sawn in half with a dog doll lower half placed into a position of creepiness is not art, but an expression of disturbance and horror. What is it with these almost wicked thoughts that some 'modern artists' have? They truly get angry when you refuse to call their work 'art'. I call it an expression of degeneracy, corruption and defilement of nature and beauty. This development has happened before with the worst consequences for 'artists' possible. Because a small group got their way in corrupting society that even people fled from those habitations. Art stops being art when it corrupts and defiles people and society in general. Corruption and defilement through so called 'art' got so bad in the past, that people chose to ban certain forms of 'art' for being too pervasive, defiling and corruptive (look what happened to Berlin during the Weimar Republic). Art is supposed to liberate, inspire, improve and challenge our creative being in a positive manner. Not leave us with a 'disdain', 'disgust'' or even 'distrust' of our current generation of 'modern artists'. Then your 'art' has failed and turned against you. Do you view a gun pointed at yourselves in this same context as 'art' if that means you could express yourself? Ask people: what do you prefer as art, old classical art or modern day art. A vast majority will still prefer old classical art. I fail to notice the arguments the modern day artists have concerning old classical art. Are they confronted by the fact that the vast majority does not posses such quality of spirit and meaning within themselves? Old classical art is timeless and priceless. In this is found the answer what people rather define as art does it not?. Modern day artists who create true art out of passion, love, creativity and are determined to practice for decades are declining. Often they make it in our time and are exceptionally gifted. Millions of people around the world just study 'art' for a minimum of four years and think they have become an artist. The very vast majority of them won't make it in the end. You cannot have dozens of millions of people calling themselves artists. The meaning of art will then surely decline and finally disappear. The soul, uniqueness and spirit of art are then meaningless. I often have had major discussion about 'art', what 'art' is and how we can define 'art'. Always I hear people say: you cannot define what are it and isn't. Yet I see nor sense the spirit in 'art' in many works made by modern day 'artists'. In our days, the word 'art' is being defiled by con-artists who prefer to shock or confuse audiences with a large tendency of ego, narcissism and arrogance. They create aberrations, not 'art'.

[@catinabin504]

I've always said art is an answer for all the questions we don't have and answer for

[@teamakesgames]

Nice video^^ I like seeing video games as art. They have so many different things combined: Music, 3D-Art, story and so on

[@Immagonko]

Raybe of course

[@caramelc0rn]

Raybe yes!

[@KeithCooney36]

GREAT explanation! As awesome as art is the only unfortunate thing is that some people will never be able to understand the thing that makes it art! And what I've discovered is the smarter someone is in all ways involving logic, reason, comprehension and possess high levels of problem solving are good at math and multi tasking exc the harder time they have understanding it but think they do because they think everything can be solved by the same tools they use for everything else! THIS is a great attempt though and I doubt I could articulate it any better as an artist myself!...one final note is imo anyone that doesn't see "A.i art" as an oxymoron and sees ANY room for a debate on it being "legit" ART Is completely CLUELESS of what art is!

[@Lexi-qf6ct]

Beautiful video, it tells me more about art and Fun fact, the music you use in this video is art. May I know its name?

[@thegamejournalist24]

can you tell me what are the types of arts as I am confused regarding this as on google some tell me 20, 3, 7 or 8 . Please tell me !

[@rahuldey8222]

Art is freedom.. period.. inside.. sometimes .. if it gives you physical things.. outside as well.. it all depends on you baby.. you crazy diamond 💎

[@BeckieDobbs_ArtEd]

Love this explanation. I think its something that all learning levels can get something from.

[@fu-fanatic6815]

so emotional like your touch af art, well done

[@Xx_sonic123]

My teacher just tell me to watch this I am joy because I love art and painting

[@smorenstern]

I was sent here by my 8th grade art teacher and this video was good

[@hornsbyhouseschool7328]

Hello, Please can I have your permission to show your video to my pupils as part of an assembly about art?

[@dylansearcy3966]

Art can be the skills and techniques applied

[@lolitaponce651]

Hola Hello Ciao!!

[@footballfantasy6055]

Art is like an explosion.

[@evergreenisoko4663]

Nice one, keep it up, a new friend here ♥️

[@GCFLearnFree]

Thanks and welcome

[@evergreenisoko4663]

@@GCFLearnFree thanks for visiting

[@TheImmortalArt]

Thank you for this video

[@snehasahu778]

This video is what I was looking for for such a long time! Very well explained, now I'm gonna share this

[@GCFLearnFree]

Glad it was helpful!

[@snehasahu778]

@@GCFLearnFree ❤️

[@ashimkhand653]

Art is an explosion my man

[@alishermaripov8621]

Deidara: Thats my boy!

[@thejaneeyre]

please upload more related to art

[@user-dl8ib8lw5t]

This video is art.

[@SonGoku31213]

Create a painting. Hold it in front of you so the audience sees it. This is how most folks perceive art. But i enjoy art differenly. I enjoy takin the art apart and look into the head and heart of the artist. My dad does art after all... I dont stand in front of the painting like everyone else. I stand to your left and watch you hold that painting towards your audience. Art is sth that comes from your soul or from your heart. It's an expression of vulnerability . Take sth from the inside and express it in the external world. That was all... No para. I am not crazy enough to be unable to tell reality from fiction. Please remember that from now on... I dont feel comfortable if people perceive me through the lenses of a false assumption. Especially one like this 💀... And also dont forget why i care for you. Your art told me to and also cuz it is hard to oversee how caring you are for others. One can tell you put your heart and love into your art. It's clearly something very beautiful. That's why....

[@Hamfly_lemon12]

I love art verry much 😊art is top 1 , top2 violin , top3....

[@pstotto]

Art is the geometric context of the visual field. That is the eternal pictorial subject never ending and never to be fully contained yet within which all visual culture is subsumed.

[@pstotto]

Pre-20th C. pictures acknowledge that geometric context with the frame. That is the point of the frame. Abstract paintings have no frame, again this acknowledges the geometric context. The ignorance of collectors and gallerists is typified in for example a Guston painting put up for auction with a thin frame tacked on afterwards with no relation at all to the work of art. The modest picture with a modest frame suggests a wish to merely enjoy that scene without the grand and heavy stuff.

[@gracibaldwin9703]

art honestly be anything you can physically do to express your feelings

[@mamaurax25]

That is well put together

[@BHOJPURI_SLOWED777]

Oh good information about art thanks💯💯💯💯🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍👍

[@GCFLearnFree]

Most welcome 😊

[@jennifercondel7815]

Love this!!!

[@jesonlumosag9056]

the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.

[@RelativelyBest]

...If art is defined as "anything that stirs emotions", that would mean that stuff like, say, a traffic jam or my cat or a suspicious sound late at night when you're alone can all be classified as art. Methinks that perhaps we need to narrow it down a _little_ bit more than that.

[@emenz910]

Anything and everything is art if it makes you feel in a certain way the only thing that is not art, is if you don't feel anything towards something, to feel emotionless toward something.

[@annalutz5749]

a traffic jam, your cat, and a suspicious sound late at night could be inspiration. Perhaps the emotions inspired by these things could be embodied in an artwork. There are artists who create performances or experiences, perhaps the traffic jam could be art if done on purpose or filmed and edited in a way that conveys a message or evokes an emotion. I do agree with your previous replies that mention an artist developing skill and technique. I think this is an important part of the puzzle as well.

[@mycapson]

@@emenz910 I don't think you have to feel anything and it could still be art.

[@twists6552]

@@mycapson it says in the video that art can be different for everybody. Some can feel something through a specific art, while others dont.

[@Iysui]

Art is explosion💥

[@smallchilde]

Art is an explosion

[@_alexandre_mrt_]

Cette vidéo est juste magnifique

[@artsofjazreez2806]

We love arts❤️❤️

[@ikrom1351]

Can you tell me how you made this video ? Wich tools please

[@ArunKumar-cj9vb]

Work with smartness this is Art

[@ynalemdal8342]

How did you make this video.. what application did you use ? It's cute

[@laurenaustin5352]

What is the painting at 2:02 named and who is it by?

[@luisfernandoriveracruz4047]

Very Good question when I started to think more about the topic it remains me at the times I was watching or listening something and I have to say “This is art” for instance and the first memory came to my head are music videos I usually see on my free time, the sound, the lyrics, the message and art behind the video It make me says “this is pure art” for instance and one the famous is Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know but there are a lot of music videos on KZbin were made with that purpose of making feel the spectator like he is watching art and came from a very creative mind and artistic, from the meaning of the song until the art of the video you can feel how the artist is trying to give a message or just seeks to portray a personal experience or feeling and if you like it, you start to really admire the artist just to mention other music videos: Arctic Monkeys - Snap Out Of It, Vance Joy - Riptide, Crystal Castles - Kept, Son Lux - Alternate World, One day(Un dia) Dua Lipa, J Balvin and a lot of videos of The Weeknd I have to say. Another type of content where I find this is in movies (the seventh art) movies like: Shutter Island, The Arrival, The Shining, The Lobster, Parasite 2009 it really make me believe that this films take cinema to another level because as usual in movies the director is trying to tell you the plot just by dialogues or the script but what these movies have in common is that they are telling you a lot of things using visual resources so It is very admirable if you compare with other movies.

[@edwardsebastion6050]

Art can be anything, by the mere power of declaration.

[@simplyxcupcake-quitforever2416]

Hello I’m from Qatar accdamy school and my teachers ended me this link to watch I learned a lot about are and thanks for teaching us

[@GCFLearnFree]

You are very welcome

[@NguyenTungDuongKHL]

Beautiful video, it tells me more about art and Fun fact i think art mean art color

[@permejoannmargaretp.9313]

this is art.. permission to use some clips from the vid for educational purposes.

[@GorgonDrageil]

*LIFE* is "art"

[@katokianimation]

If a word has no exact definition it is pointless to argue about what is art. At this point in history art can be 10 000 different thing. In practice there is no consistency. Whatever most people consider as art is art. But it based on feelings, no logic involved.

[@jacekpokrak9258]

Compmaturism as a direction based on the emotional process of creation does not allow for direct consumption. There are no glazed delicacies served on a tray. Here it all starts again and continues. You can contemplate the works for a long time. Each of them receives a new story.

[@hymersoncostaazevedo7622]

Love the video for school

[@15ash]

i gotta type a paragraph of what art is after this video

[@cash_0ut]

My teacher is making me watch this rn

[@sushi_kumakain_ng_beelat]

Everything is an Art.

[@maryamalzaid4441]

Please, I need the name of this program

[@CasusBelli_]

Really Feeling this

[@SIMPLEARTSCRAFTS]

It turns out very well. I lake art to.

[@Koweenss]

Can someone answered what is the pulse of todays art.. Or what is the pulse of art?

[@aladinersiii1804]

My school made me watch this

[@userGGG702]

the mind set of video is an art

[@maxzout2941]

Art according to me is when you are in a creative state of mind, every artist will go through a creative slump during their lifetime and that moment should teach us all that in order to make art you have to be in that state of mind. When i go to art exhibitions and see for example a shoe laying on white table, i get furious! The reason i get furious is that the artist has put no effort in doing it, he/she found a shoe and just put it there. However, i would class this as "social art" because it awakens something in me and others. i think the main point about this type of art, it's all about the eye of the beholder. We who watched this "Shoe" lay on the table is the main focus, we are the art. So i think we need to divide art made from for example Van Gogh and "Social art" because people like Van Gogh, he sacrificed years of his life to paint. Everyone can put a shoe on a table, but nobody will be Van Gogh. There is talent and then there's a shoe on a table. But of course we all think different.

[@choosejesus4659]

Cmon art is an explosion!!!

[@norellahmusa6360]

Deidara 🤣

[@roisin2871]

anything that stirs emotion in you

[@lualhatidomingo758]

Everything is an art.

[@aoinitomborah9090]

Art is an explosion .

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