”Art is what the Artist declares and presents as Art...if it is truely believed to be Art and presented as such by the creator, then it truely is Art.” I have previously stated. This notion can leave the viewer feeling powerless or frustrated if they do not see it as Art, with my definition still aknowledging it as Art. If we, the viewers set up an acceptable framework or boundaries in our definition of Art, we thereby sensor and limit the creative process. In order to carry the development of Art forward we must leave the definition open to the creator.
Let’s go back to the creator or presenter of the Art, the Artist. With this open-ended definition of Art there comes responsibilities, risks and consequences which the self-claimed Artist must take. The work presented may not be successful, may fail, may be illegal, could be misunderstood, may not be relevant to anyone. The Artist is at fault, responsible, guilty, misunderstood or irrelevant. The Artist is and shall be held accountable, while bearing in mind, without the open right to name Art, we cannot freely develop and create.