Perhaps you have heard of the famous Calder sculptures - artistic mobiles and stabiles that reside in many of the nation's art museums. They are, in my opinion, quite beautiful and scientific, as well - they must take into account balance and material along with concept.
While I don't contest the beauty of the pieces, I do contest the "Calder-ness" of them. If I created a mobile that was very similar in nature and stuck it in a local art museum, would it instigate such conversation as Calder's pieces do? The following is, undeniably, one of the most controversial points that comes up in the art world: What. Is. Art? I, however, do not seek to answer such a question. In fact, I will not even attempt to answer it. I simply want to know...why it is that we, often-times the audience in the picture, are the determiners of what is and what is not art? It is a question that is not as often asked and a question which I hope to determine someday.
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