What is Art?

During our first class I threw a writting assignment at you guys. I heard the groans. This first post is to help you complete the assignment (if you haven't already.)

Assignment:

Answer the question: "What is Art?" in 2 paragraphs.

Here are some web sites that discuss the topic at hand:

What is Art? What is an Artist ?


Here is what Leo Tolstoy, one of Russia's greatest authors, thinks about the question:

Tolstoy