Art, definition two: Any human activity bringing something new into the world, which
is not directly related to physical survival. This is of course a very broad definition. You make a cup, not
art. You make it blue, that part is art. You run down the street,
not art. You run in a interesting, dancing manner, it is art. This also has the advantage of taking the "quality" evaluation
out of defining art. I think that one of the most hurtful ways
the word art has been used is when it is denying. When something
thinks a work of art should not exist (for some reason), they
will often say "that is not art!" What they should say, but are
not honest and brave enough to say, is "that is bad art". This
of course would make the attack clear and expose the attacker
for what he is, an attacker. Art is art, no matter how good or bad. No matter how popular or
obscure.
Defining "art", part two