The Inadequate Answers to the Definition of Art | El-ly Namatinia | TEDxYouth@ISBangkok

What is art, what makes it good or bad and who decides? These three subjective questions followed by an abundance of ambiguous answers might tell us more about ourselves than we may think. This TEDx Talk explores how throughout history, challenges to the artistic status quo have changed our understanding of art, and the importance for each individual to stand against complacency and continue to question the status quo as a whole.

El-ly Namatinia is a 16 year old Israeli student whose appreciation for creating and studying art began in the third grade when she came across a poster of Vincent Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers”. Aside from being an art admirer, El-ly is also an avid Debater, advocate for Human Rights, and film enthusiast. Her love for philosophy helped fuel this TEDx Talk in order to question the narrow foundations of what we consider art.

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No. YOU THINK greatest artists are great cause they changed the status quo. Keep your illusions to yourself. None of these rubbish will be considered worth anything a hundred years from now. But Mona Lisa will always be art.