Picture: Response. Pictures that create some kind of response.

After reading “Making Pictures,” by D.H. Lawrence, I was reminded of the initial question we were asked to think about in class, “what is art?” D. H. Lawrence makes a good case for filtering through what he feels makes art good or not. I feel, however, that art is still such a subjective craft. What makes a painting or a picture good or true has too much to do with that scientific approach that D. H. Lawrence was condemning. Science is very quantitative and art is not, therefore when one attempts to quantify how much emotion, thought, passion, or feeling one puts in a line of paint or a pallet of color, one leaves the realm of the very basic fundamental of art. The basic fundamental of art is still up in the air as to the definition. I say let art be art. Don't worry so much about the defining qualities of it or if it's good art or if it's not good art. If it speaks to you or stirs you in some way, great! If not, you may need to keep looking for something that tickles your fancy. Change where you're looking or write an essay about what you like, if that makes you feel better. In the words of the Beatles, “Let it be.”