The Meaning of Art

“The Art of Sleep” is an interesting visual narrative piece that deals with more than simply the ramblings of an insomniac. The most important aspect “The Art of Sleep” is the author’s continuous grappling with the definition of art, and what may or may not be classified as art. The problem with defining art, or classifying something as art, is that the concept of art entirely too abstract and open-ended. There is a common notion that certain things are considered art, while other things are not. The message of this flash-narrative is that art is everything. In other words, art is whatever one person considers to be art. There is no definitive characteristic that makes something art. On a similar note, I have found several connections between this piece and the idea of both language and mathematics. Language is an abstract concept in that words are simply representations of an emotion or thought. Similarly, numbers are not a concrete thing. They are symbols representing an amount. The point I am trying to make is that art, language, and mathematics are all similar in the sense that they are all abstract ideas in nature.