That is the question that was asked by my classmate Hannah. And to answer it, I would say that no, art does not need criticism to function art. I believe that art can survive without anybody criticising or critiquing it. Art, in my opinion, is art upon the creation of it. It might be horrible art, but it still is art. Criticism in itself cannot make a piece of nonart art. If an object is concieved, possibly then the critic might be able to decide whether it is art or not, but he would not be able to say "well, this right now is nonart but if you do this, then it will be considered art."
Is there a 'barrier' between art and nonart? Do thngs have to be one or another? or are things more muddled then that, and can they be mixed?
I will be responding to your question in my blog!
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