In relation to Jeff Koons

something i heard in relation to Jeff Koon's work; "...it is art, but what difference does it make?"

i do not necessarily agree with the critic's overall view of the artist, yet he makes a valid point. one that might need to be applied to much more than just art but art necessarily.

"What is Art" by Leo Tolstoy

Art is a human activity consisting in this, that one man consciously, by means of certain external signs, hands on to others feelings he has lived through, and that other people are infected by these feelings and also experience them.

marilyn manson's definition

"art is a question mark that should never be answered."

i accually like this even if it doesn't answer the question or provide a better understanding.

http://www.marilynmanson.com/

1st definition of art

objectification of an individual's momentary quasi-real, partially formulated, cognitive grasping of imagery towards an ever changing, accidental, qualitative randomness.