It is interesting to find that since the earliest theory of art, Greek philosophers have argued over the value of it. Plato himself ruled that the value of art was useless, and that art is simply "imitations of imitations". Although Aristotle argued the point of arts usefulness, he could not disagree with Plato that art truly was just imitations. Although there are not many people today who would say that all art has no value, there is still much argument over the subject.
This article mentions how art is very different to every individual because of the way that a person perceives it. It is interesting to think about how many various ways a piece of artwork is perceived. Everything that happens in a persons life can have an affect on how they perceive art. Everything from your parents, to where you lived, and who your friends were can change your perceptions, as well as much smaller things in between. It would be extraordinary if we could see just exactly how each person perceives a piece of artwork. There are many honored critics who are known for the way that they interpret art, but I do not think any one person in the world is necessarily exactly right or wrong in the way that they perceive art. No two people have gone through the exact same experiences in life and this can have a major affect on what art means to them.
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