Art is creating something new, that might not work, to change people for the better. What change do you seek to make?
It’s not art if you know it’s going to work. That’s management. That’s a manual. That’s people at Daifun, China who paint copies of Picassos.
It’s not art if there’s no intent. When you do it because you feel like it, that’s a hobby. A hobby can produce artefacts that look like art. And it could even make you rich and famous, that’s luck. That’s not art.
As you can tell, the way I define art have nothing at all to do with painting or sculpture.
A chef who wants to change how people look at sandwiches, by playing with flavour, pricing and business model. They are making art. That’s could be David Chang, Danny Meyers or your 15 year-old son.
The scientists who banded together during the pandemic, found the vaccine and gave it for free. That’s art.
A receptionist who gives you the inside scoop on the person you were meeting. So you feel prepared and relaxed before you walk in. She’s making art.
An entrepreneur, a sever or a barber. They can all be artists.
You too, if you choose to.
