"Art": What's ART anyway?

It is frequently argued that art cannot be defined, partly because people's standards for judging what is or is not art are completely subjective. Confusion about the meaning of the term derives from two sources:
- the first of these is that multiple meanings of the word are often used interchangeably in conversation.
- Secondly, confusion can stem from the fact that in the modern world, art is often seen as belonging to one class and excluding others.

Others, more controversial ones, push it to the edge and play around with the meaning of Art by saying that it is anything that people add to their 'output' which is not functionally necessary and is other than the default properties of that output.

What is art and what is not?. We could identify the following ideas:
- Requires creative perception both by the artist and by the audience
- Elusive
- Communicates on many levels and is open to many interpretations
- Connotes a sense of ability
- Interplay between the conscious and unconscious part of our being, between what is real and what is an illusion
- Any human creation which contains an idea other than its utilitarian purpose.
- That which is created with intention to be experienced as art

I can simply say that I find these pieces of art at Sentosa horrifyingly ugly. You may agree or disagree with me, and it is OK because we will have to agree on disagreement. However, ONE thing I know: NO FREAKING WAY I WOULD HANG ONE OF THOSE WEIRD PIECES OF CRAP ON THE WALL OF MY LIVING ROOM! PERIOD!

(Living Diversity, RIGHT THERE! )