In the Eye of the Beholder

It is a known fact that "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

So what qualifies as art and who has the right to determine what is art and what is not?

I have seen plenty of paintings that I thought, "wow" my daughter could do that, but does that mean it is not art? absolutely not, it means I have a different opinion. More power to the artist that can put a few paint strokes on a canvas, call it art and sell it.

I have seen even more paintings and art and thought, "wow, that is beautiful or interesting." That is what art is to me, something that will catch my eye, make me look at it and even question what is going on.

One of my all time favorite artists is, Salvador Dali, his art has always intrigued me. It's odd and makes you look at it, makes you search the painting for the meaning or the story behind it. To me, he is a great artist, I have even subjected my family to the "Salvador Dali Museum" in St. Petersburg, FL twice.

There are so many types of art out there and so many opinions, what we have to do as amateur artist is figure out our niche and who our target audience is. I have figured out my niche but still having a problem reaching my audience, still working on that. Of course in the mean time I will continue to paint, sketch and Zentangle®.

What artist do you think is great and why?

Please comment below I would love to hear what others think.

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Danielle Calabro

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