Art, something associated in what you may see in Le Louvre, or music, poetry, some may even say graffiti is art as well.
In my opinion art is something to be created, adored, something that is truly beautiful in its own unique way, and something that may even move you.
But lately there has been some artists, that have shock art. Something of which does not appeal to me at all. But the growing industry of art seems to be torn with those of whom shock art appeals to, those of whom it doesn't, and those who are indifferent to this newer art. In my art history class in college a few semesters ago we learned about shock art. Some of the images are rather...odd. But that is just my opinion. One of the images that was shown to the class was a tank with something in it, and supposedly the tank was filled with human urine. EW! I can almost wrap my head around this logic....almost. I rather stick to my traditional Picasso's thank you very much. You may argue that for their time all the Picasso's of that time, that their art, in that era, may just as well have been 'shock art' to the people living in that era. According to Wikipedia, shock art is defined as, "a contemporary art that incorporates disturbing imagery, sound or scents to create a shocking experience" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_art). Now unless I am mistaken, artists, such as, Picasso weren't trying to 'shock' anyone, they simply wanted to make money, create art, and put there message out there through their art/sculptures/etc. Whatever that message may have been, depending on the work of art/type of art, and the artist themselves. The 'old school' works of art used a lot of trickery within their images to catch ones eye, intrigue them, and make them think. One of the most famous ones is the Mona Lisa, which is an oil paining by Da Vinci made in the sixteenth century. It is now held in Le Louvre in Paris, France. When one thinks of the Mona Lisa, they tend to think of the most popular question, is she really smiling? You can look at it forever and could probably never figure it out, unless you're Da Vinci himself. Now that's part of the 'illusion' I mentioned earlier. Now I could be wrong, but I do not think artists, like Da Vinci, were all out to shock you, much unlike the shock artists of today. If they want to do shock art and people want to spend money on it, great for them. But I wish we heard more about art, much like Picasso and Da Vinci did. More of the balance between the 'old,' and the 'new' forms of art.