When is art not really art? Art is everywhere. Tomb paintings in Egypt, Sistine Chapel in Italy, photography, rock paintings, tattoos, the Greeks, comics, African tribal art, nail designs, the Mayans, hairstyles, graffiti. The list never ends. It is everywhere on Earth in all time periods. There is every style of art imaginable and more. But when is art not art? This is a question that has been asked for years without a real answer coming to light. The most commonly accepted theory is that art is when the artist has captured the spirit of what is being painted, drawn, etc. Most consider art to be something aesthetically pleasing made by an artist in a specific medium. However, there are problems with this definition. One thing may be attractive to one person and not to another. A painting of the Virgin Mary can be amazing to one person and the ugliest painting ever made to another. Art can be made by people who aren't really considered artists. There are many people who simply draw in their free time and are not "professional" artists. And then there's art made digitally, which some people don't consider a medium. Check out the DeviantArt website and there are tons. Starting from the first issue there is only one thing to say. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. (Joann) Some find Andy Warhol's famous pop art absolutely awful and totally overrated, while others proudly hang copies in their homes and buy matching furniture. There is no proven way to demonstrate what is art and what is not without controversy. The closest humans ever come to an agreement on art are the groups of fans that surround certain artists or works of art. It's simply a matter of opinion. And opinions, as and...... middle of paper ......and with generations to come. This is what all artists try to achieve. Some do, some don't. But, in the end, everyone still wonders what defines art. Millions of ordinary people, scholars, painters, students, taxi drivers, teachers and bus passengers have failed to find out. So here's the question. Do you know? Works citedMaraviglia, Marilina. “What do we really mean by art?” Amazing magazine. July 23, 2010. Print.Joann, Haley. “Beautiful art” study method. Blaine Vess and Chris Nelson, April 2012. Research paper online. 09 May 2014.Ganguli, Ankita. “When high art meets low art” Hindustan Times. 18 December 2013. Print.Tolstoy, Leone. What is art? Indianapolis, Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 1996. Print.Dy-Anne. “Issues of culture and class in determining high or low art forms” Science 360 ​​Colette Georgii, March 2, 2007. E-magazine. May 13, 2014.