Analysis of "What Is Art"

Throughout the first week of Dr. Johnson's Art and Philosophy class, we have analyzed the introduction of"The Nature of Art" by Thomas Wartenberg. The Introduction in a nutshell poses the argumentative question of what actually is art by definition? Honestly we may never know and through the intentionality thesis, there is no defining pathway to what art is. In addition, the thesis states that art is defined through the intention of the artist, which is highly debatable and argumentative. In my opinion I tend to disagree with the thesis because it is far too exclusive. There are no rules to the subject like in a football game or chess tournament, so can art range from anything that has intention? More or less there will always be some type of bias in art because the subject is defined mostly by taste, and if the person who evaluates the piece doesn't like it, is he/she right or wrong? Mainly I would have to say no because a mediocre work of art (in most instances) can be extremely appealing to a person who has a far different taste. Getting back to the conversation of "taste" during the previous class (9/16/09), someone may like chocolate flavored ice cream and another may like vanilla. Personally I prefer to eat frozen yogurt due to the immense health benefits,which is not ice cream but falls under the same domain of frozen snacks/desserts. Is my preference in comparison to the two who prefer vanilla and chocolate ice cream correct or incorrect? Again the answer, more or less is undefined, and is more of a personal preference. Humans are like computers being pre - programmed from the day of existence, having individual characteristics that make us unique from one another,which includes our likes and dislikes of objects (food,events,clothing, etc.). Basically the point that I am trying to prove is that another cannot judge an art object and say whether it is good or bad, nor that it posesses creativity or not. Another aspect of the Intentionality Thesis that also picks apart my brain, is if an art object possess some type of intention or desire than the object is a work of art. Right away I say to myself that this whole thesis is completely off the mark, basically being a false statement right off the bat. But if you think and contemplate about the most famous and respected pieces of art than you must come to a conclusion that many of those pieces contained an a to ant amount of intention and most of all, creativity. But truly and honestly art is in the eye of the beholder and is extremely inclusive. Nobody can define what art truly is in words or in pictures, but what makes art, well Art?