5 Foundational Art Assumptions

In my last post, I shared a topic that I thought would solicit a negative reaction. I wrote we can evaluate a work and know that it is a “good” work, a “bad” work or somewhere in the middle. I received no negative response, so I assume most people agreed with what I wrote.
Next, let us look at five foundational areas that all spheres of creativity are built on, though we will narrow our consideration to the arts—Music, Drama, Dance, Visual, and the Written.
I use the label “Art” in the broadest sense, encompassing all the arts, along with each area’s own nuance of meaning.
·        The first is that people make art.
·        The second consideration is, “What is Art?”
·        The third issue is, “Who bestows value on a work?” Its maker? Its audience? Or, some outside authority?
·        The fourth matter I see as a keystone principle. Works are made for audiences, or at least someone other than its maker.
·        Lastly, discovering a work’s meaning.

If you think I left out a basic assumption, then please share it.
I will not go into each area now. In the upcoming posts, I will look at each one, separately.